PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Squirrel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Looking For An Answer - La Matanza. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Squirrel
vs
Simpson

186 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fightworld Formula

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Squirrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Squirrel has managed to clinch.
Squirrel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Joe Simpson has been cut.
Squirrel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simpson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Squirrel landing knees to the body.
Simpson looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Squirrel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
Squirrel lands a knee to the body.
Squirrel just leaning against Simpson, taking a breather.
Simpson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Squirrel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simpson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Squirrel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Squirrel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Squirrel stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Squirrel.
Squirrel lands a knee to the head.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Squirrel connects with a knee to the head.
Squirrel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squirrel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Simpson working hard to break the clinch.
Squirrel lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel with a knee to the head.
Squirrel lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Squirrel lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Squirrel.
Squirrel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Squirrel lands a good knee to the midsection. Simpson won't want to take too many of those.
Squirrel lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Squirrel stalling in the clinch.
Squirrel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Squirrel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Squirrel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Squirrel lands an elbow just above Simpson 's eye.
Squirrel lands a nice knee to the body.
Squirrel lands a knee to the head.
Squirrel lands an elbow inside.
Squirrel effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel landing knees to the head.
Squirrel lands an elbow inside.
Squirrel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
Knees to the body from Squirrel.
Squirrel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simpson.
Squirrel just leaning against Simpson, taking a breather.
Squirrel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Squirrel lands a knee to the head.
Squirrel prevents a body shot from Simpson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Simpson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Squirrel smiles and moves away.

Squirrel closes the distance and clinches.
Squirrel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Squirrel.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Squirrel won't allow it.
Steve Squirrel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Simpson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Squirrel obliges.
Simpson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Squirrel has him pressed against the cage.
Squirrel landing knees to the head.
Simpson is looking to break free of the clinch but Squirrel has double underhooks.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Squirrel lands a nice elbow.
Simpson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Squirrel walks away with a smile on his face. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Squirrel clinches up with Simpson and pushes him back against the cage.
Squirrel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Squirrel lands an elbow inside.
Simpson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Squirrel lands a damaging elbow.
Squirrel lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Squirrel.
Squirrel landing knees to the head.
Squirrel lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch but Squirrel keeps him there for the moment.
Squirrel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Squirrel is defending well for now.
Squirrel lands an elbow just above Simpson 's eye.
Squirrel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Squirrel lands a good knee to the midsection. Simpson won't want to take too many of those.
Squirrel landing knees to the body.
Simpson tries to break the clinch but Squirrel is controlling the position.
Squirrel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Squirrel landing knees to the head.
Simpson is trying to stall.
Squirrel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Simpson's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Squirrel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Simpson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Squirrel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve Squirrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Squirrel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Simpson.

Squirrel clinches up against the cage.
Squirrel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simpson can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Squirrel.
Squirrel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
Squirrel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Squirrel.
Squirrel has Simpson pushed against the cage.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steve Squirrel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simpson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Squirrel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Squirrel lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Squirrel with a knee to the head.
Simpson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Squirrel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Squirrel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Squirrel won't allow it.
Steve Squirrel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Simpson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simpson fails to pull guard.
Squirrel with a knee to the head.
Squirrel is struggling to control the position.
Squirrel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Simpson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Squirrel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Squirrel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Squirrel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simpson.
Squirrel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simpson is trying to stall.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Squirrel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Simpson's face.
Simpson fails to pull guard.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson is trying to break free.

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.
Squirrel crunches a lovely knee into Simpson's ribcage.
Squirrel with a knee to the head.
Squirrel lands a good knee to the midsection. Simpson won't want to take too many of those.
Squirrel stalling in the clinch.
Simpson jumps guard but Squirrel stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Squirrel connects with a knee to the head.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Squirrel won't allow it.
Squirrel lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Squirrel lands a nice elbow.
Squirrel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Squirrel obliges.
A knee to the head by Squirrel.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Squirrel holds him up against the cage and eventually Simpson drops back down to his feet.
Squirrel lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Squirrel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Squirrel connects with a knee to the head.
Simpson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel scores with a knee to the head.
Squirrel lands a knee to the head.
Squirrel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Squirrel tries a knee to the head but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson is looking to break free of the clinch but Squirrel has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Squirrel scores with a knee to the head.
Squirrel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Squirrel is pressed up against the cage. Simpson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Squirrel down to the mat. Squirrel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Squirrel instigates a clinch.
Simpson wants to get back to striking at distance but Squirrel won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Squirrel.
Squirrel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Squirrel lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Squirrel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Squirrel lands a knee to the head.
Simpson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Squirrel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Simpson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Squirrel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Squirrel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Squirrel obliges.
Squirrel lands a good knee to the midsection. Simpson won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson jumps guard but Squirrel stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Squirrel lands a knee to the body.
Simpson is trying to drag Squirrel to the mat but Squirrel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Squirrel landing knees to the head.
Squirrel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Squirrel lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson is looking to control Squirrel's arms but Squirrel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simpson has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Squirrel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Simpson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Simpson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Simpson looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Squirrel clinches with his opponent.
Squirrel with a knee to the head.
Squirrel lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Squirrel lands a nice elbow.
Squirrel scores with a knee to the head.
Squirrel lands a good knee to the midsection. Simpson won't want to take too many of those.
Squirrel landing knees to the head.
Simpson is trying to force a seperation but Squirrel has the dominant position.
Simpson is trying to force a seperation but Squirrel has the dominant position.
Squirrel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Squirrel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Squirrel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
Squirrel with a knee to the head.
Squirrel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Squirrel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Squirrel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
Squirrel lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel trying to control the position but instead, Simpson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Squirrel into the cage.
Simpson wants a takedown.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Squirrel holds him up against the cage and eventually Simpson drops back down to his feet.
Steve Squirrel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Simpson.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Squirrel has Simpson pushed against the cage.
Squirrel lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson wants to get back to striking at distance but Squirrel won't allow it.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Squirrel has Simpson pushed against the cage.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Squirrel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Squirrel is controlling him.
Squirrel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Squirrel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Simpson's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Squirrel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Squirrel.
Squirrel with a knee to the head.
Squirrel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Simpson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Simpson fails to pull guard.
Simpson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Squirrel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Squirrel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Squirrel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Simpson up against the cage.
Squirrel lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Simpson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Squirrel walks away with a smile on his face. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Squirrel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Simpson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Squirrel gets a clinch.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Squirrel is blocking nicely.
Squirrel lands an elbow inside that Simpson shrugs off.
Simpson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simpson wants to get back to striking at distance but Squirrel won't allow it.
Squirrel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Squirrel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Squirrel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Squirrel crunches a lovely knee into Simpson's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Squirrel.
Squirrel lands an elbow inside.
Simpson tries to break free but Squirrel pushes him back against the cage.
Simpson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Squirrel prevents Simpson from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel lands a good knee to the midsection. Simpson won't want to take too many of those.
Squirrel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simpson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Squirrel controlling the action here for a moment.
Squirrel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Squirrel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson jumps guard but Squirrel stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simpson tries for a takedown but Squirrel manages to get underhooks.
Simpson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Squirrel.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Squirrel lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Squirrel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
Squirrel lands a knee to the head.
Squirrel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joe Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Squirrel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simpson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Squirrel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Squirrel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Squirrel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Squirrel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Squirrel!