PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Altenburg comes to the cage accompanied by Richard Wagner's Die Walküre. Homer Simpson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg
vs
Simpson

175 cm
29
156 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

170 cm
31
156 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Simpson !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Altenburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simpson .
Simpson misses with a body shot.

von Altenburg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simpson , pushing him back against the cage.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson avoids the elbow strike from von Altenburg, against the cage.
Simpson is trying to force a seperation but von Altenburg has the dominant position.
von Altenburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson .
von Altenburg has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson .
von Altenburg lands with a left to the head.
von Altenburg has Simpson pressed against the cage, preventing Simpson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Simpson is looking to break free of the clinch but von Altenburg has double underhooks.
Simpson takes a shot to the head.

Simpson breaks from the clinch.
von Altenburg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simpson .
von Altenburg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Simpson works von Altenburg's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson checks a leg kick.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by von Altenburg.
von Altenburg is looking to clinch.
Simpson scores with a hook.
von Altenburg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
von Altenburg throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Altenburg.
von Altenburg misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as von Altenburg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Simpson doesn't seem phased though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Simpson .
von Altenburg is looking to score with low kicks.
von Altenburg misses with a wild body shot.
von Altenburg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simpson manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg scores with a decent looking hook.
Decent striking displayed by Simpson there.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from von Altenburg.
Simpson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from von Altenburg.
Simpson throws a right hand that von Altenburg ducks under and follows up with a left that von Altenburg also avoids with ease.
von Altenburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
von Altenburg misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg scores with a hook to the body. Simpson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
von Altenburg swings away with a leg kick that misses.
von Altenburg misses with a looping right.
Simpson throws a hook but von Altenburg blocks it.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Altenburg.
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as von Altenburg throws out the jab.
Simpson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

von Altenburg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Simpson is trying to push von Altenburg away but von Altenburg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
von Altenburg swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Altenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
von Altenburg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simpson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simpson tries to break the clinch but von Altenburg is controlling the position.
Simpson is looking to break free of the clinch but von Altenburg has double underhooks.

Simpson breaks from the clinch.
Simpson avoids the body shot from von Altenburg.
Simpson throws a quick inside leg kick.
von Altenburg is looking to wear down Simpson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Simpson clobbers von Altenburg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simpson manages to avoid it.
Simpson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simpson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
von Altenburg connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Altenburg jabs Simpson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simpson scores with a hook to the body. von Altenburg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Simpson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice jab there from Simpson .
von Altenburg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
von Altenburg misses with a hook
and Simpson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson connects with a crisp jab.
von Altenburg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Simpson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
von Altenburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Simpson just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Simpson blocks the low kick.
von Altenburg is looking to slow Simpson down with leg kicks.
Simpson slips a straight right by von Altenburg.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg is winning the standup battle so far.
von Altenburg lands with a good body shot.
von Altenburg looks to land a body kick but Simpson moved away.
von Altenburg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Simpson misses with a looping right.
Simpson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but von Altenburg circles away quickly and effectively.
Simpson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
von Altenburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
von Altenburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simpson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Simpson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
von Altenburg ducks under a wild hook from Simpson .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
von Altenburg throws a good cross that connects.
Simpson misses with a body kick.
von Altenburg takes a swing at Simpson 's ribcage but misses.
Homer Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for von Altenburg.
von Altenburg lands with a nice body punch.
Simpson misses with a hook
and von Altenburg counters with a good, hard body kick but Simpson shrugs it off.
Simpson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
von Altenburg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simpson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Simpson moves out of range of the strikes.
von Altenburg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Simpson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simpson moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
von Altenburg swings for the body but Simpson moves out of range.
von Altenburg swings for the body but Simpson moves out of range.
Jab, jab by von Altenburg - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
von Altenburg lands with a good body shot.
Simpson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simpson misses with a jab to the body
and von Altenburg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simpson throws out a leg kick but von Altenburg moves out of range and Simpson only half commits.
Simpson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Simpson tries to score with a low kick but von Altenburg moves his leg out of the way.
Simpson throws the left hand but von Altenburg avoids the punch easily.
von Altenburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Simpson is just out of range.
von Altenburg throws a nice head kick!
von Altenburg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Simpson .
Simpson scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson misses with a double jab.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
Simpson throws a jab when von Altenburg was well out of range.
von Altenburg throws a lazy uppercut
and Simpson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
von Altenburg throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Donk. Simpson catches von Altenburg right on the button with a cross.
Simpson avoids the body shot from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
von Altenburg throws a sloppy head kick and Simpson moves out of range easily.
Simpson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
von Altenburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simpson .
von Altenburg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Simpson to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a hook but von Altenburg blocks it.
Simpson cracks von Altenburg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
von Altenburg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
von Altenburg throws a low kick, looking for Simpson 's leg but Simpson calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot by von Altenburg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
von Altenburg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simpson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Simpson moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from von Altenburg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Altenburg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
von Altenburg swings for the body but Simpson moves out of range.
von Altenburg throws a shot from downtown. Simpson moves away and avoids it.
von Altenburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Simpson is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg 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. This is the final round!

Simpson staying out of range there.
Simpson lands a nice leg kick that just misses von Altenburg's sensitive parts.
Simpson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simpson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Simpson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Simpson throws a hook to the side of von Altenburg's head but von Altenburg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simpson misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Simpson misses the target.
von Altenburg lands with a kick to the ribs.
von Altenburg misses with a hook.
von Altenburg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Simpson digs a good body shot into von Altenburg's ribs.
A shot to the body from von Altenburg misses
and Simpson counters with an outside leg kick.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg throws a leg kick
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simpson misses with a body kick.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by von Altenburg.
A telegraphed right hand from von Altenburg misses the target.
Simpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by von Altenburg.
Simpson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson slips a straight right by von Altenburg.
Simpson 's jab looks to have found its range, popping von Altenburg under the eye.
Simpson throws the left hand but von Altenburg avoids the punch easily.
Simpson thuds his right hand into von Altenburg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Simpson connects with an inside leg kick.
Homer Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by von Altenburg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg throws a shot to the body.
von Altenburg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Simpson is fending him off so far but von Altenburg persists. Nope, Simpson circles away and we're back to standing.
Simpson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Altenburg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
von Altenburg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
von Altenburg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simpson .
von Altenburg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Simpson at a distance.
Simpson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
von Altenburg tries to bum rush Simpson with a series of wild strikes but Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simpson throws a low kick but von Altenburg avoids it.
von Altenburg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simpson doesn't seem bothered though.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. von Altenburg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
von Altenburg lands a leg kick that knocks Simpson off balance momentarily.
von Altenburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simpson .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Simpson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and von Altenburg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from von Altenburg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
von Altenburg scores with a kick to the midsection.
von Altenburg misses with a looping right.
von Altenburg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
von Altenburg misses the shot to the body.
von Altenburg lands a right hook to the body.
von Altenburg misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for von Altenburg.
Simpson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg has been cut.
von Altenburg tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
von Altenburg misses with a lunging right hand
and Simpson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg jabs Simpson right on the nose. Simpson blinks but takes it well.
Simpson checks a low kick from von Altenburg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simpson staying out of range there.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simpson misses with an uppercut.
Simpson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Simpson misses with a low kick.
von Altenburg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simpson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
von Altenburg sizes up Simpson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Simpson blocks the low kick.
von Altenburg lands a jab to the nose.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but von Altenburg ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg.
Well von Altenburg 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
After the big win, Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.