PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Domination. Whissell has chosen Rose Of Sharon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Simpson
vs
Whissell

185 cm
20
167 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

177 cm
23
160 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson throws a nice looking combination but Whissell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simpson needs to keep his hands up - Whissell had a free shot at his head there.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whissell manages to avoid it.
Simpson staying out of range there.
Simpson throws a right hand that Whissell ducks under and follows up with a left that Whissell also avoids with ease.
Simpson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simpson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whissell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simpson needs to keep his hands up - Whissell had a free shot at his head there.
Whissell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Simpson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Simpson looks to land a combination but Whissell avoids it well.
Simpson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whissell pinned against the cage. Whissell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Simpson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whissell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whissell throws a jab but it's blocked by Simpson.
Simpson defending well as Whissell loads up on a big left hand.
Whissell slips a jab and a cross from Simpson.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Whissell avoids them all with ease.
Whissell cracks Simpson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Simpson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell looks to land a combination. Simpson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Simpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whissell counters with a nice leg kick.
George Whissell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simpson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Simpson.
Whissell throws a looping overhand right but Simpson ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Whissell misses its intended target.
Simpson with a poor takedown
and Whissell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whissell slips a jab and a cross from Simpson.
Simpson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whissell counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whissell was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson.
Simon Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whissell counters with a nice uppercut.
Simpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whissell counters with a right hand to the body.
Simpson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Whissell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Whissell has picked Simpson up - he's going for a ride! Whissell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Whissell prevents Simpson from improving his position.

Whissell decides to return to a standing position.
Simpson tries to clinch
and Whissell counters with a stiff right hand.
Whissell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whissell misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson with a poor takedown
and Whissell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whissell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Simpson. Simpson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Whissell.
Whissell throws a hook but Simpson avoids it easily.
Whissell throws a hook to the side of Simpson's head but Simpson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whissell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Simpson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Simpson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whissell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Simpson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson misses with a body punch

and Whissell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whissell blocks an uppercut.
Simpson misses with some punches.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Whissell avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Whissell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simpson misses with a double jab
and Whissell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whissell tries to clinch up.
Simpson looks to land a combination. Whissell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whissell misses the jab.
Simpson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whissell counters with a nice uppercut.
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Whissell.
Whissell ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Simpson throws a shot from downtown. Whissell moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell throws a big shot that misses.
Whissell misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
Simpson misses with a double jab
and Whissell counters with a straight right hand.
Simpson throws a combination that misses

and Whissell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simpson lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simpson.
Simpson lands a right hand.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simpson lands a hook that snaps the head of Whissell backwards.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Whissell.
Whissell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whissell blocks a body shot from Simpson.
Simpson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whissell backwards.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whissell managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simpson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson. Whissell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simpson moves out of range as Whissell strikes.
Simpson misses with a wild combination.
Simpson throws a combination that misses
and Whissell counters with a stiff right hand.
Simpson looks to score with a jab to the body but Whissell is just out of range.
Simpson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whissell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simpson moves in looking to clinch but Whissell pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whissell counters with a stiff right hand.
Simpson misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Simpson looks to throw the jab but Whissell is out of range.
A left lands for Whissell.
Simpson misses with the combination.
Whissell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Simpson slips a straight right by Whissell.
Simpson shoots and misses
and Whissell counters with a straight right hand.
Simon Simpson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simpson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell slips a straight right by Simpson.
A shot to the body from Simpson misses
and Whissell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simpson scores with a jab to the head.
Simpson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whissell counters with a nice uppercut.
George Whissell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simpson blocks a jab.
Whissell moves out of range as Simpson strikes.
An inside leg kick from Whissell misses.
Whissell moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Simpson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whissell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whissell blocks a head kick by Simpson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whissell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Whissell misses the jab.
Simpson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Whissell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whissell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simpson doesn't seem bothered though.
Simpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whissell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simpson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simpson misses with a series of wild punches.
Simpson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whissell counters with a right hand to the body.
Simpson throws a big shot that misses.
Whissell avoids the body shot from Simpson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simpson throws a combination that misses
and Whissell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simpson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Simpson throws a jab but it's blocked by Whissell.
Simpson throws a shot from downtown. Whissell moves away and avoids it.
Whissell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simpson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whissell tries to clinch up.
Simpson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simpson misses with a wild body shot.
Simpson misses with a double jab.
Simpson takes a swing at Whissell's ribcage but misses.
Simpson with a nice cross.

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.
Simpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whissell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simpson misses with a combination
and Whissell counters with a nice uppercut.
Simpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simpson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whissell missing with a left hand there. Simpson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whissell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Simpson misses with a combination
and Whissell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simpson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whissell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Simpson.
Simpson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simpson misses with an uppercut. Whissell saw that one coming.
Simpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whissell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simpson misses with a combination
and Whissell counters with a stiff right hand.

Simpson is rocked!
Whissell jabs Simpson right on the nose. Simpson blinks but takes it well.
Oh Simpson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Simpson.
Simpson walks into a jab.
Simpson checks a leg kick nicely.
George Whissell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a body punch

and Whissell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Whissell.
Simpson seems to have got his legs back now.

Whissell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Simpson.
Whissell slips under a jab from Simpson.
Simon Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simpson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Whissell counter with a right hand.
Simpson has his takedown stuffed
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Whissell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simpson misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Simpson misses.
Simpson misses with a shot to the body
and Whissell counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whissell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whissell!