PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan Balboa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sims
vs
Balboa

159 cm
31
143 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

186 cm
29
139 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Conquer

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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims scores with a shot to the body.
Sims digs a good body shot into Balboa's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sims.

Sims moves into the clinch.
Balboa tries to break free but Sims pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sims avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Sims keeps him there for the moment.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sims avoids it.
Sims dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sims.
Sims lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Conan Balboa has been cut.
Balboa being controlled against the cage.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Sims stalling the fight.
Sims lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sims missing with knees to the body.
Balboa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sims lands a right hand.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Sims missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Sims on the inside.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
Sims avoiding damage as Balboa throws knees to the body.
Balboa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sims avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Sims.
Sims tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sims - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice elbow from Sims.
Sims managing to block the knees to the body from Balboa.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
Sims content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sims trying to land knees to the body.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sims creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balboa's defenses.
Sims lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Conan Balboa's cut even more.
Sims lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balboa or not.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
Balboa tries to land knees in the clinch but Sims avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sims lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balboa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sims.
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims.

The cut above Conan Balboa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sims stalling against the cage.
Sims lands an elbow inside that Balboa shrugs off.
Sims manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Balboa takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sims.

Balboa is rocked!
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Balboa is still on wobbly legs! Can Sims finish him?
Sims lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balboa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sims putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balboa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balboa looks winded!
Sims landing knees to the body.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sims.
Sims holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clinched against the cage, Sims lands a big elbow that drops Balboa! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Balboa is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Sims!
William Sims made sure to mention his sponsor, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.