PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Simoan (ranked 4360 p4p, 4210 weight class) and Slum Lord (ranked 586 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Simoan
vs
Lord

182 cm
18
200
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
203
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Simoan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slum Lord!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord is looking to clinch but Simoan is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lord keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simoan's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simoan.
Simoan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lord should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lord keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simoan's efforts to push away.
Simoan tries to break the clinch but Lord is controlling the position.
Simoan is looking to break free of the clinch but Lord has double underhooks.
Lord lands an uppercut.
Lord working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simoan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord lands with a right to the head.
Lord lands a nice shot to the body.
Lord keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simoan's efforts to push away.
Simoan can't break the clinch.
Lord throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simoans head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simoan is trying to break the clinch but Lord is controlling him.
Simoan is trying to force a seperation but Lord has the dominant position.
Simoan tries to break free but Lord pushes him back against the cage.
Lord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lord throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simoans head.
Lord misses with a punch to the body.
Lord pushes Simoan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simoan is trying to force a seperation but Lord has the dominant position.
Simoan has had enough of the clinch but Lord keeps him there for the moment.
Lord struggles to land a body shot inside as Simoan controls his hands.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Simoan.
Lord lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simoan dodges an elbow strike from Lord.
Simoan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Simoan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simoan tries to break free but Lord pushes him back against the cage.
Lord lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simoan wants to break free but Lord has control.
Lord lands a body punch.
Simoan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands a left hand.
Lord working aggressively here.
Simoan blocks an uppercut.
Lord lands a right hand.
Lord misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord misses with a punch to the body.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lord throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simoans head.
Simoan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simoan.
Lord creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Simoan is trying to force a seperation but Lord has the dominant position.
Simoan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lord works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simoan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries a body shot but Simoan blocks it.
Lord lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lord prevents Simoan from breaking the clinch.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Simoan.
Simoan tries to land a knee to the head but Lord blocks with his arms.
A short right from Lord.
Lord pushes Simoan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simoan is trying to break the clinch but Lord is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lord.
Lord lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lord creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
A shot in the inside from Lord.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Simoan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lord.
We've been informed that Lord has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simoan backwards.
A hook to the body from Lord.
Lord trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Lord.
Lord lands an elbow inside.
Lord lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lord.

Simoan is rocked!
Simoan blocking some punches.
Oh Simoan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lord misses with the head strike.
Simoan blocks an uppercut.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simoan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simoan seems to have got his legs back now.
Simoan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lord lands a left hand.
Lord lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simoan or not.
Lord lands a body shot.
Lord lands a nice shot to the body.
Lord lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lord lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lord lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lord scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lord dips a shoulder and cracks Simoan with a mighty uppercut! Simoan falls back against the cage and Lord unloads with a barrage of strikes! Simoan is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lord screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slum Lord!