PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes to the cage accompanied by Forgotten. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Simpson
vs
Grant

191 cm
25
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

183 cm
22
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Legal High's [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Roland Grant!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Simpson moves away from the strike by Grant.
Grant doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Grant lands a jab to Simpson's midsection.
Simpson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Simpson defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Simpson cracks Grant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Simpson throws a right hand that Grant ducks under and follows up with a left that Grant also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Simpson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Simpson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Simpson wants to clinch
and Grant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simpson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Grant finds it's way through Simpson's defenses.
Simpson throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Grant connects with the punch.
Simpson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant scores with a hook to the body. Simpson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Simpson misses.
Simpson misses the shot to the body.
Simpson with a jab.
Simpson scores with a shot to the body.
Simpson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Grant lands a lovely overhand right.
Grant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Simpson.
Simpson tries to bum rush Grant with a series of wild strikes but Grant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Nice jab there from Grant.
Simpson misses with a straight left.
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant slips under a jab.
Simpson staying out of range there.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simpson misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roland Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simpson lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simpson throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Simpson's head but Simpson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simpson moves away from the strike by Grant.
Simpson lands a lovely overhand right.
Simpson defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Simpson misses with a wild combination.
Simpson cracks Grant with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Simpson loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Grant misses with a jab to the body
and Simpson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Grant scores with a punch to the head.
Grant is looking to slow Simpson down with leg kicks.
Jab by Simpson.
Roland Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant connects with a nice looking jab.
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Grant 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 is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Simpson wants to clinch but Grant slips to the side
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Simpson or perhaps it was just good defense by Grant which made him look bad.
Grant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Simpson's calf.
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simpson.
Simpson throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant slips under a jab.
Simpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grant misses with a looping right.
A cross from Grant lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant swats away the attempt to clinch by Simpson.
Grant throws a sloppy body shot
and Simpson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Simpson's calf.
Grant scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Simpson throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
A big right from Grant misses.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simpson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Grant does it's job there.
Simpson misses with a looping left.
Simpson connects with a nice looking jab.
Grant thuds his right hand into Simpson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Simpson looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Simpson.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant tries to clinch up.
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Simpson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simpson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Roland Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simpson avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Grant does it's job there.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grant.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simpson misses with a wild body shot.
Grant throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson misses with the combination.
Grant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grant clobbers Simpson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No joy there for Simpson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Simpson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Grant misses with a body shot
and Simpson counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Simpson misses with a double jab
and Grant counters with a nice body shot.
Grant moves out of range as Simpson strikes.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Simpson moves away and avoids it.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simpson doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
Simpson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Simpson lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
Grant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Simpson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Simpson blocks a jab.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Simpson is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Simpson catches Grant right on the button with a cross.
Grant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simpson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Simpson scores with a four punch combination!
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Simpson throws a one two combo.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simpson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant throws a right hand that Simpson ducks under and follows up with a left that Simpson also avoids with ease.
Grant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Simpson moves away and avoids it.
Simpson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grant counters with a good low kick that Simpson was not able to check.
Grant misses with a series of wild punches.
Grant throws a leg kick but Simpson moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simpson.
A lazy left from Grant finds it's target.
Simpson slips under a jab from Grant.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Simpson.

Simpson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grant knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grant parries the strikes from Simpson easily there. Simpson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grant to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Simpson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Simpson swings around for an armbar but Grant sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Simpson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Grant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grant misses with an uppercut. Simpson saw that one coming.
Grant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simpson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Simpson has a takedown stuffed.
Grant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant misses with a jab to the body
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simpson slips a straight right by Grant.
Grant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab.
Simpson misses with a double jab.
Simpson sizes up Grant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant scores with a hook.
Grant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.

Simpson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Simpson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Simpson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Simpson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Grant is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Grant and Simpson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Grant manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Simpson trying to mount his opponent but Grant defends it.

Simpson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gunner Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Simpson is looking to advance position but Grant won't allow it.
Grant is looking to control Simpson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grant avoid being mounted?
Simpson is trying to control the action in half guard but Grant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grant trying to control from the bottom.
Simpson is trying to control. Grant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Simpson stuns Grant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simpson.
Grant throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Simpson's head but Simpson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant lands a nice shot to the body.
Simpson misses with a body shot.

Grant moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simpson.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simpson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simpson working aggressively here.
Grant is looking to control Simpson's arms but Simpson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grant has his back to the cage.
Grant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grant pulls his leg out and moves away.
Simpson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Roland Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simpson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Simpson.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Simpson. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grant throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Grant!