PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between giggy simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hillbilly george (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

simpson
vs
george

200 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 Montreal, giggy simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, hillbilly george!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
simpson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. george defends it nicely.
george with a poor takedown

and simpson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for george!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, simpson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
george working to try and regain half guard.
george is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
BOOM! simpson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
simpson looking to finish george with some ground and pound. This is bad for george!
simpson raining down shots from the mount!
george tries to hold on but simpson postures up.
simpson dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
george is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
george tries to hold on but simpson postures up.
simpson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of george's face.
george tries to hold on but simpson pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
george is looking to improve his position but simpson isn't that keen on the idea.
simpson landing shots from mount.
BOOM! simpson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
george regains half guard.
simpson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
simpson working george over with strikes.
simpson lands strikes from half guard.
george taking some punishment here, with simpson in his half guard.
simpson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
simpson throwing shots but george is blocking nicely.
george is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
george is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. simpson lands a nice short elbow.
george makes his way to full guard. A much better position for george.
george looks gassed!
simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but george is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
simpson works over george with some ground and pound from guard.
george keeping full guard, as simpson tries to pass.
george wants to stand but simpson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
simpson sitting in guard here, content to control.
simpson is looking to advance position but george has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
You get the feeling that simpson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
simpson tries to buck george off but george takes his back!
simpson is trying to get back to his feet but george has full control of the position and if anything, simpson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
george wants to control but simpson is keeping busy.

george looking to break simpson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. simpson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise george will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

giggy simpson dominated that round.
That's time! simpson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

simpson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
simpson trying to control the action but george is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
simpson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
simpson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for george on the ground.
george is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
simpson is chipping away with strikes.
george manages to work his way to half guard, despite simpson's best efforts.
simpson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

george makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Excellent takedown into side control there by simpson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
simpson cracks george with a big elbow.
simpson scores with a couple of short elbows.
simpson working away.
simpson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused george some visible discomfort.
george struggling a bit here.
george is breathing heavily.
george seems a little lost for a moment, as simpson dominates the positioning.
simpson prevents george from escaping the position.
george taking a bit of punishment here - simpson scoring with strikes.
george tries to bench press simpson off him but simpson keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
george wants to control but simpson postures up.
george takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
george struggling a bit here.
simpson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear george down.
george is trying to improve his position.
simpson working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
george is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on simpson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
simpson is pressing down on george's thigh, looking to free his foot. george is holding on for now.
george wants to improve his position but simpson is controlling well.
george taking some punishment here, with simpson in his half guard.
simpson slips a nice elbow through george's hands, connecting with george's forehead.
simpson stalling away here and it's allowed george to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
simpson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
simpson connects with a couple of short punches.
simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but george is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
simpson lands a couple of elbows.
george keeping moving, preventing simpson from controlling successfully.
simpson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
simpson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
simpson scoring with punches to the head and body.
giggy simpson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
simpson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

giggy simpson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

simpson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
simpson is thwarting george's attempts to control the position.
simpson passes the guard and advances to mount!
simpson prevents george from getting the reversal.
simpson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. george can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
simpson breaks from george's wrist control and lands an elbow.
simpson unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
simpson lands a heavy elbow.
george tries to lock up and control but simpson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
george takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
george is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by simpson.
george tries to get back to half guard but can't.
simpson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can george hang on?
simpson breaks from george's wrist control and lands an elbow.

george is rocked!
george takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! simpson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). giggy simpson!