PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smokey Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes into the arena with Blaze all day by- KOTTONMOUTH KINGS blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Simpson
vs
Long

196 cm
23
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

196 cm
23
257 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smokey Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Long!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Simpson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Long throws a leg kick
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Long lands a head kick!
Long slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Simpson.
Simpson misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Long.

Long has Simpson up against the cage in a clinch.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Simpson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Long creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Long pressing his opponent against the cage.
Long pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lands a nice uppercut.
Simpson wants a takedown but no success here.
Long lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simpson swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Simpson looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
A big left from Long misses.
A left and a right from Long both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Simpson misses.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simpson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.

Long rushes Simpson and presses him up against the cage.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Long forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Long.
Long has Simpson pressed against the cage.
Long misses with some punches.
Simpson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Long smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smokey Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Long connects with the punch.
Long moves away from the strike by Simpson.
Simpson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long cracks Simpson with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson wants to take the fight to the mat but Long manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Simpson jumps guard but Long turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simpson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Long walks away with a smile on his face. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Long lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Long lands a nice hook to Simpson's body. Simpson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Simpson misses the target.
Long misses with a combination
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Simpson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Long defends it nicely.
Long fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Long rushes Simpson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long.
Long taking a breather.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Long tries a head kick but it misses.

Long has managed to clinch.

Long breaks the clinch.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simpson.
Long slips a jab from Simpson.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Long! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Long!