PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santa Claus (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.

Simon
vs
Claus

170 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Simon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Santa Claus!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Claus closes the distance and pushes Simon back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Claus.
Claus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Simon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Claus lands an elbow that stopped Simon in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Claus.
Simon working hard to break the clinch.
Claus misses with an elbow strike.
Claus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Claus lands a nice knee to the body.
Claus misses with an elbow strike.
Claus lands an elbow that stopped Simon in his tracks for a moment.
Claus throws an elbow but it misses.
Claus lands an elbow just above Simon 's eye.
Simon takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Claus lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Claus keeps control of Simon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Claus lands an elbow that stopped Simon in his tracks for a moment.
Simon takes an elbow to the temple.
Claus misses with an elbow strike.
Claus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Claus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Simon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claus throws an elbow that misses.
Claus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simon avoids a wild elbow strike from Claus.
A frustrated look appears on Simon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Claus.
Simon takes an elbow to the temple.
Claus throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claus lands an elbow inside.
Claus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Claus misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Claus throws an elbow but misses.
Simon avoids the elbow strike from Claus, against the cage.
Simon avoiding damage as Claus throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Claus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simon's brow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simon working hard to break the clinch.
Simon blocks the elbow strike.
Claus misses with an elbow strike.
Simon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claus lands an elbow that stopped Simon in his tracks for a moment.
Claus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Simon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claus pushes off an throws an elbow but Simon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simon dodges an elbow strike from Claus.
Claus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Claus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Claus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Simon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claus misses with an elbow strike.
Claus misses with an elbow strike.
Claus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Claus prevents Simon from breaking the clinch.
Claus misses with an elbow strike.
Claus lands a nice knee to the body.
Simon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Simon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Claus throws an elbow but it misses.
Simon is trying to push Claus away but Claus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Simon avoids a wild elbow strike from Claus.
Claus misses with an elbow over the top.
Claus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Claus pushes off an throws an elbow but Simon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simon takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Claus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simon's brow.
Claus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claus looks winded!
Claus misses with an elbow strike.
Simon blocks an elbow strike from Claus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Claus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Simon managing to block the knees to the body from Claus.
Simon tries to break free but Claus pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santa Claus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Claus dodges the punch combination from Simon.

Claus closes the distance and clinches.
Claus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Claus lands a nice elbow.
Simon can't break the clinch.
Claus throws an elbow that misses.
Simon avoids the elbow strike from Claus, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claus.
Claus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simon has had enough of the clinch but Claus keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Claus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claus landing knees to the body.
Claus pushes off an throws an elbow but Simon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Claus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simon's brow.
Claus throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Claus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simon's brow.
Santa Claus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Claus lands an elbow inside.
Claus throws an elbow that misses.
Simon has had enough of the clinch but Claus keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Simon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simon blocks the elbow strike.
Claus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Claus throws an elbow that misses.
Claus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Claus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simon blocks an elbow strike from Claus.

Simon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simon looks to throw the jab but Claus is out of range.
Claus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Claus steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Simon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Claus slips a jab and a cross from Simon.
Santa Claus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simon!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Simon drops Claus with a beautiful combination! Claus stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Simon is looking for the KO!

Claus is rocked!
Simon lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Claus head around and knocks him out cold! Simon hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Simon!
A less than humble Charles Simon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.