PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Kiel Giese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sims (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.

Kiel Giese
vs
Sims

170 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Kiel Giese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Sims!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims swinging wildly here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sims.
Sims laying and praying for a moment but Giese takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sims not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giese is trying to get back to full guard.
Sims wants to take a breather but Giese is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giese keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Giese looking for submissions off his back.
Giese is refusing to be controlled, as Sims sits in half guard.
Sims prevents Giese from improving his position.
Sims looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Giese makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Giese.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giese looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sims throws a strike but Giese rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Giese distracts Sims with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Giese is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Giese is pushing down on Sims's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sims is fighting to maintain full guard but Giese has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sims actively working from the bottom here.
Giese is thwarting Sims's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giese is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Giese perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sims has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Giese is working away from the top position though.
Giese scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sims is looking for a sweep. Giese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice strikes from Giese there.
Giese not doing much here.
Sims on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Giese works his way into side control.
Sims wants to control but Giese postures up.
Check out the look on Giese's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giese lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sims is looking for a sweep.
Sims is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kiel Giese dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Giese shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sims's guard.

Sims is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sims is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Giese is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Giese working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sims has momentary wrist control but Giese slips an elbow through the middle.
John Kiel Giese overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Giese working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Giese trying to control but Sims is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Giese is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Sims is going to stand back up.
Giese regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sims.
Giese seems keen to control Sims's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giese manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sims manages to get himself to full guard.

Giese prevents Sims from getting back to his feet.
Giese slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Giese is in close to Sims's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Giese slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Giese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sims can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giese is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Giese engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Giese lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Giese working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sims's head.
Giese wants to control from the top but Sims keeps moving.
Giese is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Giese keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sims's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giese seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Giese is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sims is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sims has momentary wrist control but Giese slips an elbow through the middle.
Giese with a nice head shot there.
Giese wants to control from the top but Sims keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giese working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Sims looking for a guillotine here but Giese defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kiel Giese dominated that second round.
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!

Giese shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Sims pushes Giese off and gets back to his feet.

Giese throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sims tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Giese is in Sims's guard.
Giese makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sims is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giese looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giese stands up over Sims, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Giese slips nicely into half guard.
Sims trying to control but Giese postures up.
Sims has hold of Giese's hands but Giese slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sims is trying to maintain the position but Giese is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sims is in trouble now - Giese has advanced to mount!
Giese controlling from the full mount.
Giese 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.
Giese connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Sims is rocked!
Giese raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sims is still in real trouble! Can Giese finish him?
Giese putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Giese landing shots from mount.
Giese has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Giese postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Sims badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Giese around the waist but Giese pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Giese is the winner by TKO! Giese jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kiel Giese!