PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vudu Sims (ranked 2838 p4p, 3529 weight class) and Eros Valentino (ranked 174 p4p, 205 weight class). Valentino has chosen Faint - Linkin Park as his entrance music. 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?

Sims
vs
Valentino

172 cm
26
140
3 - 1 - 0

169 cm
26
144
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vudu Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eros Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sims slips a straight right by Valentino.
Sims scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valentino throws a combination. Sims tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Sims gets tackled into the cage by Valentino. Valentino maintains the clinch.
Valentino's coach down at Reach Around was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Valentino's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Valentino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sims tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A bit of stalling here from Valentino.
Valentino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valentino gets through Sims's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valentino lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sims fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valentino is leaning against Sims and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valentino pressing his opponent against the cage.
Valentino has Sims pushed against the cage.
Valentino pushes Sims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sims fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vudu Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino won't allow it.
Valentino lands an uppercut.
Sims jumps guard but Valentino stands there with Sims around his waist. Sims gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Valentino lands a shot to the body.
Valentino taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Valentino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valentino works on Sims's body with a couple of short punches.
Valentino is leaning against Sims and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Valentino.
A short left from Valentino.
Valentino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Valentino.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino won't allow it.
Valentino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sims tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valentino just stands there and leans against the cage.

Sims manages to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Valentino has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Sims looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sims is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valentino is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentino stays in close to Sims's body and controls the position.

Sims throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Valentino escapes and throws Sims's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Valentino works to advance to full mount. Sims defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sims can't escape the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valentino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Valentino avoids the attempt from Sims to control.
Sims bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sims stops Valentino from standing up.
Valentino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sims trying to control but Valentino is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino trying to control the position.

Sims drops back looking for a leg! Valentino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Valentino manages to kick Sims off! Sims jumps back into Valentino's guard.
Valentino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sims trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentino wants to stand up but Sims is controlling him.
Valentino 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.

Sims thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sims accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eros Valentino dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sims walks into a straight right hand from Valentino.
Vudu Sims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentino throws a one two combo.
Nice cross by Valentino.
Sims throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sims slips a jab and a cross from Valentino.
Sims waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentino.
Valentino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sims throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sims avoids the body shot from Valentino.
Sims scores with a three punch combo!
A slow jab from Sims misses its intended target.
Sims throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valentino.
Valentino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valentino throws a looping overhand right but Sims ducks down to avoid it.
Valentino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valentino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Valentino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valentino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Valentino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sims ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentino throws a series of punches but Sims avoids them all with ease.
Valentino punishes Sims's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentino scores with a nice strike.
Sims keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Valentino scores with a four punch combination!
Sims cracks Valentino with an open hand slap.
Valentino takes one to the chin there.

Valentino is rocked!
Eros Valentino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentino is still on wobbly legs! Can Sims finish him?
Sims just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentino seems to have recovered his senses.
Sims tries to land a leg kick but Valentino saw it coming and moves away.
Sims looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentino is just out of range.
As Sims backs off Valentino throws a huge counter combo but Sims manages to avoid it all.
Sims jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sims just misses with a punch to the body.
Sims ducks under a wild hook from Valentino.
Valentino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valentino just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sims swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Valentino counters with a left to the body.
Sims throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Valentino counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Valentino lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentino.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Valentino lands with a right to the head.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Valentino.
Valentino lands a left hand.
Sims jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valentino walks away with a smile on his face. Sims gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vudu Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sims lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sims throws a lazy right hand but Valentino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vudu Sims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sims moves away from the strike by Valentino.
Sims throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentino swings widly with a right hand
and Sims counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sims ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentino moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sims misses with a hook
and Valentino counters with a series of strikes. Sims will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valentino works the jab nicely.
Sims swinging wildly here.
Eros Valentino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sims scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch lands to the side of Sims 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valentino swinging wildly here.
Sims seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentino scores with a punch to the head.

Valentino clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Valentino.
A short right from Valentino on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino won't allow it.
Valentino scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentino tries to throw a body punch but Sims avoids it by throwing Valentino back against the cage.
Sims fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Valentino.
Valentino lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sims is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Valentino to keep the fight standing.

Sims manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Sims looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sims pushes a forearm under Valentino's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Valentino is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vudu Sims!
After winning the bout, Vudu Sims thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Eros Valentino was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm a lover..'.