PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pearl Whites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sydney Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Whites might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Whites
vs
Simpson

185 cm
25
205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

192 cm
22
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pearl Whites!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sydney Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whites tries for a takedown but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Whites or perhaps it was just good defense by Simpson which made him look bad.
Whites tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simpson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pearl Whites. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whites throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simpson's waist but Simpson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whites off to one side.
Whites shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simpson sprawls well. Simpson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whites gets slowly back to his feet.
Whites slips under a jab from Simpson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whites shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simpson pinned against the cage. Simpson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simpson lands a high kick!

It looks like Pearl Whites has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
Whites showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simpson.
Sydney Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simpson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simpson lunges at Whites with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whites's hand.
Whites shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simpson pinned against the cage. Simpson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simpson misses with a head kick.

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.
Whites will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whites throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simpson's waist but Simpson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whites off to one side.
Whites misses with a takedown attempt - Simpson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Whites shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
You get the feeling that Simpson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Whites fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Whites looking to ground and pound but Simpson is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whites has control of Simpson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Simpson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Whites is breathing heavily.
Simpson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Whites lands a big shot there that rocks Simpson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Whites sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Simpson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Whites throws some wild stikes that Simpson manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You get the feeling that Simpson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Whites with the ground and pound from mount.
Whites misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Whites trying to control but Simpson is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whites cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Whites 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.

Whites is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Simpson has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Whites has hold of Simpson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Simpson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pearl Whites will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pearl Whites's cut.
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.

Simpson throws a one two combo.
Whites fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whites.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whites moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
No joy there for Simpson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whites moves out of range of the body kick from Simpson.
Simpson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid body kick from Simpson.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simpson tries to work over Whites's front leg with a kick but Whites checks it.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Whites.
Simpson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Simpson looks to land a left hand but Whites moved out of range 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Whites is trying hard to land a takedown here. Simpson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pearl Whites. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Whites moves out of range.
Simpson throws a nice head kick!
Whites misses with a takedown attempt - Simpson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Simpson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Simpson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whites.
Whites blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a double jab.
Whites shoots in for a double leg but Simpson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whites defending well as Simpson loads up on a big left hand.
Whites uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simpson.
Simpson throws a right hand that Whites ducks under and follows up with a left that Whites also avoids with ease.
Simpson thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson misses with an uppercut.
Whites closes this distance looking for a takedown but Simpson circles away.
Simpson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whites momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whites shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simpson but Simpson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson. Whites does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simpson misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whites checks a leg kick.
Simpson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Simpson misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sydney Simpson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pearl Whites's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Simpson misses with a body shot.
Simpson misses with a body kick.
Whites tries to score a power double leg takedown but Simpson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whites somewhat.

Whites shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simpson is trying to stand back up but Whites is controlling him
Whites thows a huge punch but Simpson dodges it nicely.
Whites throwing shots but Simpson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Simpson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whites.
Whites working the head and body with strikes.
Whites not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Whites.
Simpson misses with a body kick.
Whites shoots in for a takedown but Simpson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pearl Whites. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whites takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Whites shoots for a double leg takedown but Simpson sprawls well. He's pushed Whites's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whites changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simpson tries to avoid it but Whites manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simpson to the ground. Simpson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Simpson misses with a low kick as Whites jumps back.
Whites shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simpson pinned against the cage. Simpson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simpson scores with a kick to the body.
Simpson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whites shoots in but no luck this time.
Simpson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whites checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Simpson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Simpson.
Whites dodges the punch combination from Simpson.
Simpson misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Simpson. No joy for Whites on that attempt.
Whites shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Simpson as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Simpson misses with a low kick.
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whites looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whites fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whites takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Simpson misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sydney Simpson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Simpson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Sydney Simpson!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Sydney Simpson!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sydney Simpson!

Sydney Simpson wins by unanimous decision!