PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jack simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and henry three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). simmons comes to the cage accompanied by bat country. jack simmons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

simmons
vs
three

180 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
153 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jack simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, henry three!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from simmons.
simmons cracks the inside of three's front leg.
simmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from three.
simmons avoids the body shot from three.
three tries to land a body kick
and simmons counters with a two punch combo.

three shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. simmons is trying to defend but three finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
three not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
three slips a nice elbow through simmons's hands, connecting with simmons's forehead.
simmons moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
three slips nicely into half guard.
three with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
simmons wants to control but three is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
simmons wants to improve his position but three is controlling well.
three is controlling the pace.
three's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
simmons tries to kick three off but three keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
three lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
three sitting and controlling from the half guard.
three lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
simmons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
three seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
simmons trying to control from the bottom.
three keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
simmons tries to get to full guard but three has control of the leg.
three content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
three working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
simmons trying to hold on to three's head to control him but three postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. three lands a nice short elbow.
three seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
three lands with a punch from half guard.
simmons tries to roll over but three keeps him under control.
three controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
three is nestled in close to simmons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
three looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if three is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
three scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
simmons taking some punishment here, with three in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. three lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
three seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
three perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
simmons tries to roll over but three keeps him under control.
three stalling.
three is nestled in close to simmons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
three sitting and controlling from the half guard.
three looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks simmons with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

henry three dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

simmons misses with a takedown attempt

and three counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
simmons moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
three is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Despite being in the dominant position, henry three just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
simmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
simmons throws a sloppy head kick and three moves out of range easily.

three drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
three postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
three sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
three postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
three stays in close to simmons's body and controls the position.
three cracks simmons with a solid left hand.
three prevents simmons from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
three looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
three lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
three with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
simmons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
three stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. simmons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
three slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
three is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
three passes simmons's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from three.
three seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
three working over simmons with some ground and pound. simmons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
three has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
three looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
three with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, henry three just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
simmons misses with a head kick.
three looks to land a left hand but simmons moved out of range nicely.
simmons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
simmons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
three fakes high and swings low for a body shot but simmons manages to avoid it.
three thows a body shot but no joy.
simmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from three.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
three ducks under a wild hook from simmons.
simmons shoots and misses

and three counters with a nice double leg into guard.
three sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed simmons's guard.
Ground and pound from three.
three controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from three.
three prevents simmons from standing back up.
three looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
simmons on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
three trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

henry three showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! simmons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

three decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
three scoring with strikes to the body and head.
three scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
three seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
three is thwarting simmons's attempts to control the position.
three winds up and cracks simmons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
simmons has hold of three's hands but three slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
three seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
simmons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but three scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
three scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, three seems content to control.
three working simmons over with strikes.
simmons is looking to control three's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can simmons avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with three in particular looking to stall.
henry three has got the better of the ground game so far.
three winds up and cracks simmons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
simmons wants to get back to full guard.
three keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Despite being in the dominant position, henry three just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
three misses the shot to the body.
simmons throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by three.
simmons is pushing three's head away, looking to escape. three manages to hold on to the position though.
three is putting a hurting on simmons here, landing some big shots from side control.
three working the ground and pound from side control.
simmons gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
three is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. simmons can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
simmons tries to lock up and control but three gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
three content just to control the position here.
henry three is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
simmons is working to get back to half guard.
three content just to control the position here.
three has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Despite being in the dominant position, henry three just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
simmons doesn't succeed with the takedown

and three counters with a takedown into side control.
three controls the position.
jack simmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
henry three comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got three 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... henry three!