PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between paul teber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

teber
vs
Sims

167 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

159 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, paul teber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
teber tries to clinch but Sims is having none of it.
Sims circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sims with a jab.

teber gets caught flat footed, as Sims shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sims throws and elbow that misses. teber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sims's guard. Nice move by teber!
teber trying to control but Sims is working from the bottom.
teber wants to pass the guard but Sims is keeping the position.
Sims seems keen to control teber's posture.
Sims can't keep his opponent in guard - teber advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

teber seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sims wants to control but teber is keeping busy.
teber trying to control from Sims's half guard. Sims has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
teber trying to control the position from guard on top but Sims is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sims looking for a sweep. Not yet Sims, not yet.

teber gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sims throws the left hand but teber avoids the punch easily.
Sims throws a right and a left that both miss.
teber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sims paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sims shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches teber napping and manages to drive through into side control!
teber is breathing heavily.
teber gets back to half guard.
Sims looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sims missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but teber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
teber controlling the position well.
Sims thows a huge punch but teber dodges it nicely.
Sims 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.
teber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sims.
Sims with the ground and pound but teber uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sims trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sims looks for a takedown but teber sprawls well.
A jab from Sims misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Sims fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. teber sprawls well initially but Sims persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sims misses with a head shot. teber uses the momentum to regain guard.
teber keeping moving, preventing Sims from controlling successfully.
teber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sims's guard.
Sims has a closed guard, preventing teber from standing up.
Sims is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Sims dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

teber moves in looking to clinch but Sims pushes him off.
teber throws a sloppy head kick and Sims moves out of range easily.
teber defending well as Sims loads up on a big left hand.
teber throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sims's head.
Sims lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Sims with that takedown attempt.
Sims shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with teber but teber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
teber keeps Sims at a distance using the push kick.
Sims avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
teber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sims defends well against a solid takedown attempt from teber.
Sims misses with a hook. teber ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Sims misses.
teber tries to clinch but Sims is having none of it.
Sims ducks down and throws a hook to the body but teber moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
teber tries to clinch but Sims moves out of range.

Sims closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming teber to the mat! teber manages to get full guard.
teber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sims.
teber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sims working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sims won't allow teber to get back to his feet.
Sims postures up in teber's guard and throws a big left but teber blocks it.
teber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sims.
Sims preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sims shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sims was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
teber gets back to half guard.
Sims thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Sims is working for a kimura but teber is defending it quite comfortably.
Sims thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sims sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. teber defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
teber wants to control but Sims is keeping busy.
Sims missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
teber trying to control but Sims postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
teber is not content to let Sims control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sims misses with a straight left.
teber swinging wildly here.
Sims misses with a straight left.
teber tries to clinch there but Sims circles away.
Sims shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with teber but teber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
paul teber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Sims.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
teber lands a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from teber, right into the meat.
Sims lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but teber circles away quickly and effectively.
teber slips under a jab.
teber tries to clinch up but Sims circles away and keeps his distance.
Sims shoots in for a double leg but teber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sims throws a shot to the body.
teber tries to close the distance and clinch but Sims swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

teber forces Sims back against the cage and clinches.
Sims drops to a knee looking for a takedown but teber gets the underhooks and prevents it.

teber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sims misses with a body shot.
teber wants to clinch.
teber is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Sims showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sims throws a combination that misses
and teber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sims avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sims closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sims missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
teber trying to hold on to Sims's head to control him but Sims postures up.
Sims throwing shots but teber is blocking nicely.
Sims wants to take a breather but teber is having none of it.
Sims not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Sims looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sims stops teber from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sims misses the jab.
paul teber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - teber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
teber tries to clinch there but Sims circles away.
Sims shoots for a double leg takedown but teber sprawls well. He's pushed Sims's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sims tries to circle away but teber has him pinned against the cage.

That's two 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 takes an elbow to the temple.
Sims is working for takedown but teber is calmly controlling the position for now.
teber lands a nice knee to the body.
teber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from teber.
teber tries to break the clinch but Sims is controlling the position.
teber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sims pulls his leg out and moves away.
teber shoots and misses
letting Sims counter with a right hand.
Sims missing with a left hand there. teber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
teber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sims swats him away and circles back towards the center.
teber tries to clinch up.
Sims pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sims is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sims is looking to land body kicks.

teber has taken the fight to the clinch.
teber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
teber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sims.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sims misses.
teber lands a head kick!
Sims circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sims throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around teber's waist but teber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sims off to one side.
paul teber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Sims.
teber tries to close the distance and clinch but Sims swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
teber tries to clinch but Sims is having none of it.
teber jabs Sims right on the nose. Sims blinks but takes it well.

Sims shoots in and bounces teber off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sims working some strikes from top position.
Sims is looking to work some ground and pound but teber has wrist control.
Sims trying to control but teber is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
teber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sims wants to pass the guard but teber is keeping the position.
teber trying to keep a closed guard but Sims is proving a slippery customer.
Sims trying to control the position from guard on top but teber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
teber wants to stand up but Sims is controlling him.
paul teber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Sims is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
teber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sims.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Sims comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sims winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

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