PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Anvil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anvil
vs
Simpson

195 cm
29
190 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

188 cm
25
195 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Achilles Anvil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Anvil misses.
Anvil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simpson counters with a nice leg kick.
Anvil throws a leg kick

and Simpson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simpson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simpson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anvil's brow.
Anvil tries to circle away but Simpson has him pinned against the cage.
Simpson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anvil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anvil wants to break free but Simpson has control.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anvil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Anvil avoids the damage to the body.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Anvil blocks it.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Anvil is blocking nicely.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Anvil 's eye.

Anvil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anvil misses with a looping left.
Anvil throws a shot from downtown. Simpson moves away and avoids it.
Anvil throws a jab when Simpson was well out of range.
Anvil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simpson moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anvil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anvil throws a leg kick

and Simpson counters by clinching up.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson scores with a shot to the side of Anvil's head.

It looks like Achilles Anvil has been cut.
Anvil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Simpson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Simpson keeps control of Anvil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simpson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anvil wants to get back to striking at distance but Simpson won't allow it.
Anvil wants to break free but Simpson has control.
Simpson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anvil is trying to push Simpson away but Simpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anvil wants to break free but Simpson has control.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anvil avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Simpson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Simpson prevents Anvil from breaking the clinch.
Anvil blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Simpson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a knee to the head.
Simpson stalling against the cage.
Simpson tries to work over Anvil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Anvil is blocking nicely.
Simpson stalling.
Simpson looks gassed!
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anvil avoids it.

Anvil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anvil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Simpson counters by moving into the clinch.
Anvil displaying some good clinch control by pressing Simpson up against the cage.

Anvil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anvil misses the shot to the body.
Anvil scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Bart Simpson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anvil throws a left and a right that both miss

and Simpson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Simpson stops Anvil from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bart Simpson.
Anvil takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
Anvil lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anvil looks to land a combination but Simpson avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anvil scores with a hook to the body. Simpson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good work by Simpson as he checks the leg kick.
Anvil misses with a body punch
and Simpson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anvil swinging wildly here.
Anvil works the jab nicely.
Anvil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simpson momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anvil scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Anvil misses
and Simpson counters with a good, hard body kick but Anvil shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Simpson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Anvil. No joy for Simpson on that attempt.
Anvil throws a leg kick that is checked

and Simpson counters with a flying knee that drops Anvil!

Anvil is rocked!
Simpson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anvil's guard.
Anvil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anvil trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bart Simpson.
Anvil swinging wildly here.
Anvil throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anvil falls off balance throwing a combination

and Simpson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anvil is trying to break the clinch but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Anvil is blocking nicely.
Simpson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anvil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simpson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anvil is trying to push Simpson away but Simpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simpson misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Simpson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anvil's face.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anvil blocks it with crossed arms.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Simpson stalling in the clinch but Anvil improves position.
Anvil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anvil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anvil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anvil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Anvil.

Anvil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anvil misses with a double jab.
Anvil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simpson was well out of range. Poor timing from Anvil.
Anvil scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anvil scores with a jab to the body.
Anvil misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvil lands a nice looking body shot.
Anvil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anvil fails to land with a series of punches.
Anvil misses with an uppercut. Simpson saw that one coming.
Anvil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simpson moves away.
A jab from Anvil misses.
Anvil misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Anvil does no damage.
Anvil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Anvil misses.
Anvil misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
Achilles Anvil is winning the standup battle so far.
Anvil throws a series of punches but Simpson avoids them all with ease.
Anvil is looking to slow Simpson down with leg kicks.
Anvil misses with a body shot.
Anvil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simpson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilles Anvil dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anvil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Anvil is predictable there
and Simpson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Simpson tries to clinch but Anvil is having none of it.
Anvil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Simpson moves into the clinch.
Anvil is trying to push Simpson away but Simpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anvil tries to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling the position.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simpson lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson landing knees to the head.
Bart Simpson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Anvil blocks it.
Simpson lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anvil blocks it with crossed arms.
Simpson misses with a knee to the head.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anvil blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Anvil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvil lands a body shot.

Anvil breaks the clinch.
Simpson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simpson moves in looking to clinch but Anvil pushes him off.
Anvil throws a series of punches but Simpson moves out of range.
Anvil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anvil misses with a combination

and Simpson counters by moving into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anvil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but Anvil blocks with his arms.
Simpson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Anvil blocks it.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anvil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Anvil breaks the clinch.
Simpson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anvil counters with a three punch combo that has Simpson backing up. Simpson nods at Anvil to acknowledge the strikes.
Anvil misses with a combination
and Simpson counters with a big head kick but Anvil shrugs it off.
Simpson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anvil scores with a nice head shot.
Anvil jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Anvil.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Anvil.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anvil.
Anvil stalks Simpson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Simpson's face. Simpson staggers backwards, shaken.
Simpson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anvil digs a good hook to Simpson's body.
Achilles Anvil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anvil misses with a double jab.
Anvil throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anvil swinging wildly here.
Achilles Anvil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simpson tries to clinch up but Anvil circles away and keeps his distance.
Simpson defending well as Anvil loads up on a big left hand.
Anvil falls off balance throwing a combination

and Simpson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anvil won't allow Simpson to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Simpson really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anvil throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Anvil there.
Anvil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simpson was well out of range. Poor timing from Anvil.
Anvil misses with a straight right.
Anvil misses with an uppercut

and Simpson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anvil looks like he's trying to stand up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anvil misses with a body shot

and Simpson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Anvil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anvil misses with an uppercut.
Simpson tries to clinch up.
Anvil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simpson counters with a nice body shot.
Simpson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson dives in and grabs Anvil's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anvil pushes down on Simpson's head and hops out.
Simpson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anvil misses with a double jab

and Simpson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the head.
Simpson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anvil lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.
Simpson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anvil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anvil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simpson misses with an elbow strike.
Simpson lands a knee to the head.
Anvil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvil avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Anvil.
Anvil taking a breather.

Anvil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anvil misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
Anvil misses with a wild combination.
Anvil looks to land a combination but Simpson avoids it well.
Simpson tries to clinch up.
Anvil dips to his left and cracks Simpson with an uppercut!

That's four 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 showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anvil.
Anvil looks to score with a jab to the body but Simpson is just out of range.
Anvil throws a lazy uppercut

and Simpson counters with a flying knee that drops Anvil!
Oh Anvil is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simpson stops Anvil from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simpson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anvil seems to have got his legs back now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bart Simpson wasn't active enough on the ground.

Simpson pushes Anvil up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Simpson dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Anvil misses with a double jab

and Simpson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simpson.
A head punch on the inside from Anvil fails to land.
Simpson misses with a knee strike.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anvil is defending well for now.
Anvil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson letting Anvil take a breather here.
Anvil stalling in the clinch but Simpson improves position.
Simpson misses with an elbow strike.
Simpson stalling in the clinch but Anvil improves position.
Anvil blocks an elbow strike.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anvil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Anvil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anvil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Anvil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simpson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Simpson slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvil throws a nice looking combination but Simpson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anvil as he jumps to the side.
Anvil falls off balance throwing a combination

and Simpson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Simpson stops Anvil from getting back to his feet.
Simpson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Achilles Anvil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bart Simpson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice sprawl there from Anvil as Simpson shoots in.
Anvil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anvil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Simpson moves into the clinch.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anvil is defending well for now.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Anvil shrugs off.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anvil blocks it with crossed arms.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anvil is defending well for now.
Anvil is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Anvil breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvil tries to bum rush Simpson with a series of wild strikes but Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anvil lands with a cross.
Anvil throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Anvil connects with a right hand. Simpson shakes it off.
A low kick from Anvil misses

and Simpson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Anvil blocks it.
Simpson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anvil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anvil blocks it with crossed arms.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anvil.
Anvil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anvil wants to break free but Simpson has control.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Anvil avoids the damage to the body.
Anvil tries to break free but Simpson pushes him back against the cage.
Bart Simpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anvil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Anvil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Anvil misses.
Anvil thows a leg kick but Simpson checks it
and Simpson counters with a low kick, right behind Anvil 's knee.
Anvil throws a lazy uppercut
and Simpson counters with a head kick. That will keep Anvil thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Anvil avoids the head kick by Simpson.
Anvil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Simpson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anvil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Anvil.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Anvil lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Simpson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Simpson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Simpson!
Bart Simpson is the new middleweight champion!