PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koby Stott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Says (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stott
vs
Says

190 cm
28
170 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

185 cm
31
184 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koby Stott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Says!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Says shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stott as he avoids it easily.
Says shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stott as he jumps to the side.
A lazy left from Stott finds it's target.

It looks like Simon Says has been cut.
Says takes one to the chin there.
Stott really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Stott.

Says is rocked!
Says looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Says slaps away a takedown attempt from Stott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Stott. No joy for Says on that attempt.
Koby Stott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Says.
Says dives in and grabs Stott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stott pushes down on Says's head and hops out.
Stott stuns Says with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stott lands a right hook to the body.
Says looks winded!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stott is defended easily by Says.
Says shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stott sprawls well. Stott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Says gets slowly back to his feet.
Stott shoots in looking for a takedown. Says tries to sprawl out of it but Stott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Says manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Stott fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Says to the ground. Stott is now in Says's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stott throwing strikes from guard but Says blocks nicely.
Stott stands and throws Says's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Says is looking to regain half guard here but Stott keeps moving and retains side control.
Stott working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stott postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stott goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Says rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stott's guard! Nice work there by Says!

Stott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Says is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Says drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Says jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stott working Says over with strikes.
Well, if Stott 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Says is defending against the submission attempts here by Stott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Says looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Stott is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Says sees it coming and defends easily.

Stott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stott working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Says is defending against the submission attempts here by Stott.

Stott is working for a kimura but Says is defending it quite comfortably.
Says slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Stott decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Says, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koby Stott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Says's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Says or perhaps it was just good defense by Stott which made him look bad.

Stott throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Says was covering up waiting for the punch and Stott finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Stott stands up from Says's guard - Stott perhaps looking for a knockout.

Says closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stott quickly recovers to half guard.

Stott is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Says pulls his head out easily.
Stott is looking to improve his position.

Stott is defending against the submission attempts here by Says.
Stott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Says is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stott is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Says pulls his head out easily.
Says with the ground and pound but Stott uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Koby Stott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Says wants to stand but Stott is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stott throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Stott looking for a guillotine here but Says defends easily.
Says stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Says drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Says jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stott has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Says can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Says wants to stand but Stott is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Says drops back looking for a leg! Stott is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stott manages to kick Says off! Says jumps back into Stott's guard.
Stott will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Says is looking to work some ground and pound but Stott has wrist control.

Stott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Says throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stott isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Says stacks Stott on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Says!
Says working away.

Says has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stott takes a kick to the side of the head.
Says shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stott as he avoids it easily.
Says is breathing heavily.

Stott darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stott is looking for a kimura but Says is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stott to get the leverage.

Stott is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Says doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stott.

Stott is working for a kimura but Says is defending it quite comfortably.

Says actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Koby Stott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Says's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Stott shoots in and gets a takedown into Says's guard.

Says looking for a triangle here. Stott is fighting it but it looks tight! Says pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stott is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Simon Says!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Simon Says waved his t-shirt featuring AMPLIFY's logo in front of the cameras.