PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashirg Vonemak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vonemak
vs
Simpson

179 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ashirg Vonemak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vonemak looks to throw a body kick
and Simpson counters with an outside leg kick.
Vonemak throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Simpson counters with a big head kick but Vonemak shrugs it off.
Vonemak wants to clinch but Simpson slips to the side
and Simpson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vonemak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simpson.
Ashirg Vonemak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch but Vonemak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses
and Vonemak counters with a body kick.
Simpson throws a sloppy head kick
and Vonemak counters with a body kick that stops Simpson in his tracks momentarily.
Simpson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vonemak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Vonemak
and Simpson counters with a head kick. That will keep Vonemak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Vonemak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vonemak moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Vonemak throws a body kick the misses
and Simpson counters with a thumping low kick.
Vonemak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Simpson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vonemak's head.
Simpson throws a sloppy head kick

and Vonemak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vonemak.
Vonemak tries to break free but Simpson pushes him back against the cage.
Simpson tries to circle away but Vonemak has him pinned against the cage.
Simpson throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but Vonemak blocks with his arms.

Vonemak breaks from the clinch.
Vonemak tries to clinch up.
Vonemak tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vonemak takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vonemak misses with the body kick
and Simpson counters with a big head kick but Vonemak shrugs it off.
Simpson feints and then cracks Vonemak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vonemak down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vonemak!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vonemak.
Vonemak tries to clinch there but Simpson circles away.
Vonemak throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Simpson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Simpson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Vonemak breaks the clinch.
Vonemak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Simpson counters with a thumping low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Simpson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vonemak - the referee stops the clock and Simpson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vonemak. Simpson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vonemak tries to clinch but Simpson moves out of range.
Vonemak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vonemak gets a clinch.
Vonemak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vonemak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vonemak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vonemak.
Vonemak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Vonemak blocks it.
Vonemak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simpson is trying to break free.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Vonemak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vonemak misses with a body kick.

Simpson tries to keep at a distance but Vonemak has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashirg Vonemak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vonemak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Simpson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vonemak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vonemak darts in trying to clinch
and Simpson counters with a head kick. That will keep Vonemak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vonemak throws a body kick the misses
and Simpson counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
Vonemak swats away the attempt to clinch by Simpson.
Vonemak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Simpson counters with a big head kick but Vonemak shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonemak throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Simpson counters with a nice body kick.
Vonemak avoids the head kick by Simpson.
Vonemak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vonemak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vonemak throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Simpson counters with a head kick. That will keep Vonemak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vonemak looks to throw a body kick
and Simpson counters with a big head kick but Vonemak shrugs it off.
Vonemak blocks a head kick by Simpson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lazy body kick from Vonemak
and Simpson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vonemak's knee momentarily.
Simpson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Simpson misses.
A head kick by Simpson misses
and Vonemak counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Vonemak drives through and clinches with Simpson against the cage.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vonemak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Simpson counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonemak looks to throw a body kick
and Simpson counters with an outside leg kick.
Simpson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vonemak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Simpson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vonemak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vonemak misses with the body kick
and Simpson counters with a head kick.
Simpson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vonemak. That one must have hurt.
Vonemak tries to land a body kick
and Simpson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Simpson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonemak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Simpson counters with a big head kick but Vonemak shrugs it off.
Simpson lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick by Simpson misses
and Vonemak counters with a nice body kick.
Vonemak throws a lazy body kick
and Simpson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vonemak tries to land a body kick
and Simpson counters with a big head kick but Vonemak shrugs it off.
Simpson throws a sloppy head kick
and Vonemak counters with a good, hard body kick but Simpson shrugs it off.
Vonemak misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashirg Vonemak dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Simpson throws a sloppy head kick
and Vonemak counters with a body kick.
Vonemak tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Simpson throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vonemak tries to land a body kick
and Simpson counters with a head kick. That will keep Vonemak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A lazy body kick from Vonemak
and Simpson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a head kick.
Vonemak moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Simpson lands a head kick. Vonemak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Vonemak
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vonemak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Simpson counters with an inside leg kick.
Simpson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vonemak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vonemak looks to throw a body kick
and Simpson counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two 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 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vonemak's sensitive parts.
Vonemak throws a body kick the misses
and Simpson counters with a big head kick but Vonemak shrugs it off.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
Vonemak has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vonemak takes a kick to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Vonemak
and Simpson counters with a nice leg kick.
Vonemak keeps the fight on the outside.
Vonemak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Simpson can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a high kick!
Simpson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vonemak.
Simpson throws a head kick that half lands.
Vonemak moves to clinch but Simpson breaks away
and Simpson counters with an inside leg kick.
Simpson throws a lazy head kick
and Vonemak counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A combination from Simpson does no damage.
Simpson misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses
and Vonemak counters with a solid body kick.
Vonemak avoids the head kick by Simpson.
Vonemak throws a body kick the misses
and Simpson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vonemak's knee momentarily.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vonemak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simpson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simpson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quinton Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ashirg Vonemak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses
and Vonemak finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quinton Simpson.
Well Vonemak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashirg Vonemak!