PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Ali Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohamed Ali Said will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Simpson
vs
Ali Said

177 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
27
260 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohamed Ali Said!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ali Said with that takedown attempt.
Ali Said pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Simpson closes the distance and clinches.
Ali Said is trying to force a seperation but Simpson has the dominant position.
Simpson avoids the elbow strike from Ali Said, against the cage.

Simpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Simpson has managed to clinch.
Ali Said trying to stall but Simpson improves his position.

Simpson breaks from the clinch.

Simpson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Simpson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali Said backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Simpson. No joy for Ali Said on that attempt.

Simpson closes the distance and pushes Ali Said back into the cage.
Simpson taking a breather.

Simpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands a nice hook to Ali Said's body. Ali Said takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simpson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ali Said.
Ali Said misses with a takedown attempt
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Mohamed Ali Said has been cut.
Dylan Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed Ali Said.
Simpson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ali Said tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Simpson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ali Said, pushing him back against the cage.

Simpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali Said tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.

Ali Said is rocked!
Simpson lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Ali Said - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Simpson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dylan Simpson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Simpson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.