PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sims comes into the arena with Skeletor Vs. Beastman - CKY blaring out of the sound system. Khalidov has chosen eto kavkaz as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sims
vs
Khalidov

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov stuffs the takedown attempt from Sims. Sims gets slowly back to his feet.

Khalidov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Khalidov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sims keeps working.
Khalidov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sims is trying to get back to full guard.
Khalidov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Khalidov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sims's face.
Sims knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khalidov on the ground.
Khalidov wants to control the pace but Sims is squirming around nicely.
Khalidov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Khalidov looking to finish Sims with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sims!
Sims taking shots to the head.
Sims is looking to improve his position but Khalidov isn't that keen on the idea.

Khalidov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sims turns into him and now he's in Khalidov's guard.
Khalidov working a defensive guard here.
Khalidov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sims wants to control from the top but Khalidov keeps moving.
Sims stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khalidov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sims with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sims looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khalidov is fending him off so far but Sims persists. Nope, Khalidov circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims tries to clinch there but Khalidov circles away.
Khalidov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieran Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sims scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Khalidov gets full guard.
Khalidov looking for a sweep. Not yet Khalidov, not yet.
Sims is breathing heavily.
Sims trying to control but Khalidov is working from the bottom.
Khalidov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Khalidov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sims can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov wants to sweep here but Sims controlling him for the moment.
Khalidov trying to keep a closed guard but Sims is proving a slippery customer.
Khalidov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Khalidov keeping moving, preventing Sims from controlling successfully.
Khalidov keeping full guard, as Sims tries to pass.
Khalidov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Khalidov forces Sims back against the cage and clinches.
Sims tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sims pulls guard effortlessly.
Sims wants to sweep but no luck.
Khalidov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Khalidov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sims misses with a strike from the bottom.
Khalidov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sims!
Sims is bucking up trying to escape but Khalidov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Khalidov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sims can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Khalidov with the ground and pound from mount.
Khalidov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov with good strikes from the mount here!
Sims is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khalidov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sims is desperately trying to improve his position but Khalidov has a good base and remains in mount.
Khalidov avoids the attempt from Sims to control.
Khalidov looking to finish Sims with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sims!
Khalidov lands a heavy elbow.
Khalidov looking to control but Sims is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is landing with some decent strikes but Sims is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Khalidov with good strikes from the mount here!
Sims is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Khalidov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sims is trying desperately to improve position.
Khalidov tries to control but Sims wriggling away.
Khalidov is landing with some decent strikes but Sims is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov trying to control but Sims is having none of it.
Sims is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Khalidov.
Sims bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Khalidov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Khalidov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sims with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sims has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sims working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khalidov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sims puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Khalidov taking some punishment here, with Sims in his half guard.
Sims wants to free his trapped foot but Khalidov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sims takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sims working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Sims rushes Khalidov and presses him up against the cage.
Sims gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khalidov.
Khalidov lands an elbow inside that Sims shrugs off.
Khalidov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sims gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Sims pulls Khalidov into guard.
Sims tries to strike from the bottom.
Sims wants to sweep here but Khalidov controlling him for the moment.
Khalidov passes into half guard.
Khalidov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sims with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims tries to get to full guard but Khalidov has control of the leg.
Khalidov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Khalidov is trying to work for a kimura but Sims is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sims manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khalidov looking to pass the guard.
Sims is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khalidov is controlling him.

That's two 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khalidov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khalidov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Sims gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Khalidov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sims can't fight it off and eventually Khalidov manages to take the fight to the floor. Sims looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sims utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khalidov looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov throwing strikes but missing.
Khalidov trying to control but Sims is working from the bottom.

Sims working for a triangle but Khalidov defends it easily.

Sims had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Khalidov is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sims Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Khalidov's back instead.
Sims doesn't have the hooks in and Khalidov manages to turn into his guard.

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.
Khalidov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sims's head.

Sims has his foot on Khalidov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khalidov works his way back into a safe position though.
Khalidov cracks Sims with a solid left hand.
Khalidov works over Sims with some ground and pound from guard.
Khalidov throws and elbow that misses. Sims uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khalidov's guard. Nice move by Sims!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khalidov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mamed Khalidov.
I've got Khalidov 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidov!