PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertie Bassett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertie Bassett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Simpson
vs
Bassett

189 cm
20
235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
26
272 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bertie Bassett!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bassett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bassett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simpson sprawls well. Simpson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bassett gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Simpson.
Bassett shoots in for a takedown but Simpson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Edward Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertie Bassett.
Bassett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Simpson is fending him off so far but Bassett persists. Nope, Simpson circles away and we're back to standing.
Simpson pushes Bassett away with a front kick.
Bassett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bassett looks gassed!
Simpson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bassett's sensitive parts.
Simpson keeps Bassett at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bassett's hands.
Simpson tests Bassett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bassett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simpson tries to avoid it but Bassett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simpson to the ground. Simpson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Simpson.
Simpson scores with a body shot.
Simpson feints and then cracks Bassett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bassett down.
Simpson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bassett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simpson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Edward Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bassett's calf.
Simpson jabs Bassett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simpson jabs at Bassett's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simpson lands a right hook to the body.
Simpson cracks a nice hook into Bassett's ribs.
Simpson lands a leg kick that knocks Bassett off balance momentarily.
Simpson thuds his right hand into Bassett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Simpson works Bassett's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Simpson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Edward Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bassett gets tackled into the cage by Simpson. Simpson maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Simpson.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Bassett takes a shot to the head.
Simpson working Bassett over with knees to the body.
A short right from Simpson.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bassett's defenses.

It looks like Bertie Bassett has been cut.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bassett's defenses.
Simpson lands a body shot.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Bassett in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bassett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bassett is trying desperately to land a takedown but Simpson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bassett.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson digs a right hand into Bassett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bassett's gas tank.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Bassett shrugs off.
Simpson working Bassett over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
A body shot lands from Simpson.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Nice body punch from Simpson.
Simpson landing knees to the head.
Simpson lands a knee to the head.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Bassett shrugs off.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bassett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simpson lands with a left to the head.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson throws an elbow that misses.
Simpson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bassett working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Simpson.
Simpson throws an elbow that misses.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bassett blocks the elbow strike.
Bassett avoids a wild elbow strike from Simpson.
Bassett avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Simpson misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Bassett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Simpson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bassett won't want to take too many of those.
Bassett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Simpson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson presses Bassett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.

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 lands a good knee to the midsection. Bassett won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Bassett in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simpson throws an elbow but misses.
Simpson prevents Bassett from breaking the clinch.
Simpson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Simpson.
Bassett dodges an elbow strike from Simpson.
Simpson is working Bassett over against the cage.
Simpson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bassett blocks the elbow strike.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson pushes off an throws an elbow but Bassett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bassett fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Simpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bertie Bassett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Simpson looks to land a combination but Bassett avoids it well.

Simpson has Bassett up against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bassett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
Bassett avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simpson throws an elbow but misses.
Simpson working Bassett over with knees to the body.
Simpson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bassett can do to turn this around?

Bassett jumps guard and drags Simpson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Simpson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Simpson won't allow Bassett to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bassett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Simpson is aware though and is defending well.
Simpson preventing the sweep.
Bassett trying to strike off his back.
Simpson stopping the sweep attempt from Bassett.
Bassett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bassett looking to control.
Simpson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bassett on the ground.
Simpson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bassett is proving hard to escape from.
Bassett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Bassett looking for a guillotine here but Simpson defends easily.
Bassett tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassett doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Simpson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Simpson sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bassett wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Simpson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bertie Bassett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Simpson lunges at Bassett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bassett's hand.
Bassett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Simpson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Simpson.
Simpson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Simpson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Simpson lands a jab to Bassett's midsection.
Bassett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bassett with a lazy takedown attempt

and Simpson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bassett's defenses.

That has opened up Bertie Bassett's cut even more.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Bassett's ribcage.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Bassett in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Bassett shrugs off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson scores with a knee to the head.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Bassett in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bassett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Bassett 's eye.
Bassett fails to pull guard.
Simpson lands a body punch.
Simpson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simpson pushes Bassett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bassett's defenses.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Bassett in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bassett.
Edward Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertie Bassett.
Simpson scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Simpson.
Simpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bassetts head.
A short right from Simpson.
Simpson is leaning against Bassett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Simpson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bassett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Simpson.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edward Simpson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Bassett shrugs off.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bassett's efforts to push away.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bassett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Simpson presses Bassett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Bassett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simpson.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bassett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simpson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simpson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bassett is trying to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling him.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Bassett 's eye.
Bertie Bassett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bassett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Simpson on the inside.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simpson lands with a right to the head.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bassett's defenses.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bassett avoids the damage to the body.
Bassett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four 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.
Bassett avoids the elbow strike from Simpson, against the cage.

Bassett has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Simpson uses from the top position.
Simpson wants to stand but Bassett has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bassett looking to control.
Edward Simpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bassett trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bassett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Simpson defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simpson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Simpson!