PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hevel (ranked 3598 p4p, 2809 weight class) and Bjorn Simpson (ranked 460 p4p, 372 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Hevel
vs
Simpson

180 cm
25
173
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
185
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Hevel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hevel misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Simpson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hevel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simpson.
Hevel throws a head kick that misses.
Simpson unleashes a big counter combination but Hevel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hevel misses with a body kick.
Tim Hevel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hevel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simpson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hevel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hevel. That's going to slow Simpson down.
Simpson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Hevel clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hevel.
Simpson jumps guard but Hevel stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hevel misses with the head strike.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hevel misses with some punches.
Simpson blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hevel misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hevel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hevel throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
A head punch on the inside from Hevel fails to land.
Hevel misses with some punches.
Hevel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hevel.
Hevel lands a shoulder strike.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Hevel holds him up against the cage and eventually Simpson drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson is trying to pull guard but Hevel has him pressed against the cage.
Tim Hevel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Simpson.
Hevel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Simpson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hevel is keeping busy.
Simpson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hevel to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hevel won't allow it.
Simpson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hevel gets an underhook and turns Simpson into the cage.

Simpson pulls guard.
Hevel passes Simpson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hevel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Hevel is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Simpson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Simpson!
Hevel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hevel looking to control.
Hevel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hevel tries to get out of the position.
Simpson stands up over Hevel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hevel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hevel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Simpson throwing strikes from guard but Hevel blocks nicely.
Hevel keeping full guard, as Simpson tries to pass.
Hevel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hevel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Simpson is refusing to be controlled, as Hevel sits in half guard.

Hevel is looking for a kimura here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hevel working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Simpson's thigh. Simpson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hevel trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Hevel passes Simpson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hevel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Simpson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hevel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Hevel swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Simpson is now in Hevel's guard. A big mistake from Hevel there, giving up the dominant position!
Hevel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simpson's guard.

Hevel trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Hevel stops Simpson from standing up.
Simpson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hevel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hevel pushing down on Simpson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Hevel seems to be working for a kimura but Simpson defends the submission attempt.
Hevel moves into full mount! Simpson won't be happy about that!
Hevel is trying to take his opponent's back.

Hevel working for a submission but Simpson is keeping him at bay.

Hevel working for a guillotine from mount but Simpson is in no mood to give up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Hevel moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Simpson has worked his arm free - good work by Simpson!

Hevel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hevel is trying to get an arm triangle but Simpson is defending well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hevel has knee on belly momentarily but Simpson bucks him off and regains half guard.

Simpson is defending against the submission attempts here by Hevel.
Hevel stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hevel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Hevel dominated that round.
That's time! Hevel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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 tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hevel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hevel misses with the head strike.
Simpson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Simpson.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hevel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hevel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hevel gets through Simpson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simpson is working for takedown but Hevel is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hevel.
Simpson jumps guard but Hevel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hevel.
Hevel gets through Simpson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hevel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch on the inside from Hevel fails to land.
Simpson stalling in the clinch but Hevel improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Hevel scores with a shoulder strike.
Simpson looking to stall.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
Tim Hevel has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hevel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Hevel.
Hevel taking a breather.
Hevel throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Hevel working aggressively here.
Hevel misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hevel.
Hevel working aggressively here.
Hevel blocks a body shot from Simpson.
Hevel throws a head punch that misses.
Hevel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Simpson has Hevel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hevel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tim Hevel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Simpson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hevel lands with a short shot to the head.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hevel misses with the head strike.
Come on Hevel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hevel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simpson can do to turn this around?
Simpson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hevel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simpson blocking some punches.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hevel.
Simpson blocking some punches.

Simpson pulls guard successfully.
Hevel passes Simpson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hevel is trying to control the action in half guard but Simpson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hevel is looking to advance position but Simpson won't allow it.
Simpson is looking to improve his position.

Hevel is working for a submission of some sort.

Hevel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Simpson sees it coming and defends easily.

Hevel wants to work for an arm triangle but Simpson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Simpson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Simpson throws a big right hand that misses.
Hevel has control of Simpson's left arm, preventing Simpson from doing any damage.
Hevel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hevel passes Simpson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Simpson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Simpson keeping moving, preventing Hevel from controlling successfully.
Hevel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Simpson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hevel asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Hevel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Simpson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Hevel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

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

Hevel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hevel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Hevel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's eight 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.
Simpson is not content to let Hevel control the position.
Hevel tries to advance to mount but Simpson denies him.

Hevel has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Simpson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hevel yanks on the arm and Simpson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hevel.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tim Hevel!
After winning the bout, Tim Hevel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.