PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Simmer (ranked 2561 p4p, 3338 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 347 p4p, 419 weight class). Simmer comes to the cage accompanied by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Swamp Music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Simmer
vs
Daniels

185 cm
22
210
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
208
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very confident

Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers -160Q

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Simmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.

Daniels rushes Simmer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels lands a body punch.
Daniels leaning against his opponent.
Daniels gets through Simmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Simmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels lands a body shot.
A short right from Daniels.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Daniels - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Daniels.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Charlie Simmer has been cut.

Daniels darts in and clinches Simmer up against the cage.
Simmer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Daniels.
Simmer is breathing heavily.

Daniels breaks the clinch.

Simmer tries to keep at a distance but Daniels has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daniels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daniels.
A short right from Daniels.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daniels gets a clinch.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
Simmer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daniels gets through Simmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simmer backwards.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniels lands a shot to the body.
Daniels lands a right hand.
Simmer wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
Daniels prevents Simmer from breaking the clinch.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daniels.
Daniels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Daniels prevents Simmer from breaking the clinch.
Daniels's coach down at Blacksmith MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Daniels's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.

Simmer is rocked!
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Simmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.

Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels flashes Simmer a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Simmer's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Simmer crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Daniels punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Daniels!
Charlie Simmer was interviewed post fight and said 'Time go home, I guess. '.