PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between usman ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sydney Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

ali
vs
Simpson

188 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

192 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, usman ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sydney Simpson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson throws a head kick but ali moves out of range.
Simpson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simpson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
ali will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ali shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

ali forces Simpson back against the cage and clinches.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Simpson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ali has him pressed against the cage.
ali has Simpson pressed against the cage, preventing Simpson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Simpson trying to control the position but instead, ali has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simpson into the cage.

ali decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Simpson postures up in ali's guard and throws a big left but ali blocks it.
Simpson thows a big elbow that misses.
Simpson is looking to work some ground and pound but ali has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Simpson throws and elbow that misses. ali uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Simpson's guard. Nice move by ali!
ali trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Simpson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with ali. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
ali prevents Simpson from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Simpson.

It looks like usman ali has been cut.
ali takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
ali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sydney Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ali takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
ali takes a kick to the side of the head.
Simpson throws a head kick but ali moves out of range.
Simpson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson.
Simpson stuffs the takedown attempt from ali. ali gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for usman ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson stalks ali and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into ali's face. ali staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson swinging wilding here.
Simpson misses with a wild combination.
ali shoots for a takedown but Simpson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ali is breathing heavily.
Simpson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
ali shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simpson sprawls well. Simpson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ali gets slowly back to his feet.
Simpson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Simpson throws a sloppy head kick and ali moves out of range easily.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simpson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simpson lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sydney Simpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on usman ali's cut.
That's time! ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Simpson throws a head kick but ali moves out of range.
Simpson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

ali is rocked!
Simpson tries to bum rush ali with a series of wild strikes but ali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Simpson.
ali seems to have got his legs back now.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Simpson! ali is out on his feet! Simpson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - ali is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! ali is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sydney Simpson!