PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roll Fizzlebeef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Simpson
vs
Fizzlebeef

170 cm
34
156 lbs
31 - 14 - 0

174 cm
36
153 lbs
27 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Crippler's Corner

Perkele!
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Simpson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Roll Fizzlebeef!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Fizzlebeef misses the target.
Simpson misses with a hook. Fizzlebeef ducked under it nicely.
Simpson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fizzlebeef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fizzlebeef throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simpson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fizzlebeef.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson . Fizzlebeef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simpson throws a leg kick but Fizzlebeef sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fizzlebeef misses with a series of wild punches.
Fizzlebeef fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simpson manages to avoid it.
Simpson misses with a straight left.
Simpson slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands a nice hook to Fizzlebeef's body. Fizzlebeef takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fizzlebeef lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simpson circles away quickly and effectively.
Fizzlebeef blocks a jab.
Fizzlebeef steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simpson .
Simpson tries to work over Fizzlebeef's front leg with a kick but Fizzlebeef checks it.
Fizzlebeef shoots in but Simpson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fizzlebeef throws a shot from downtown. Simpson moves away and avoids it.
Fizzlebeef steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Simpson . That one must have hurt.
Simpson lands a nice looking body shot.
Fizzlebeef loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Simpson is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Simpson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlebeef jabs Simpson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simpson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fizzlebeef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Homer Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fizzlebeef gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Simpson takes a swing at Fizzlebeef's ribcage but misses.

Fizzlebeef fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Simpson sprawls well initially but Fizzlebeef persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Simpson trying to hold on to Fizzlebeef's head to control him but Fizzlebeef postures up.
Fizzlebeef tries to pass the half guard into mount. Simpson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Simpson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fizzlebeef's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fizzlebeef's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson gets his hands free as Fizzlebeef looks to control.
Simpson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Fizzlebeef doesn't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson has the hooks in. Fizzlebeef is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Simpson controlling the position well here. Fizzlebeef rolled but Simpson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Fizzlebeef is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Simpson controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlebeef tries to break free.
Simpson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fizzlebeef's body.
Fizzlebeef tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fizzlebeef trying to control the hands but Simpson breaks the grip.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Simpson 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homer Simpson dominated that round.
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.

Fizzlebeef misses with a wild body shot.
Fizzlebeef dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Simpson .
Simpson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fizzlebeef checks a leg kick.
Fizzlebeef moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Simpson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fizzlebeef.
Fizzlebeef scores with the left hand. Simpson knows he should have avoided that one.
Fizzlebeef misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fizzlebeef throws a poor cross that misses
and Simpson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Homer Simpson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fizzlebeef misses with a left hand
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simpson connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fizzlebeef moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Simpson thumps Fizzlebeef with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Fizzlebeef.
Simpson stuns Fizzlebeef with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fizzlebeef throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simpson throws a leg kick but Fizzlebeef moved away.
Fizzlebeef throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fizzlebeef shoots in but Simpson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fizzlebeef looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simpson works Fizzlebeef's body with a nice hook.
Simpson scores with a nice strike.
Fizzlebeef scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlebeef displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fizzlebeef keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Fizzlebeef misses its intended target.
Simpson misses with a looping right.
Fizzlebeef throws a hook but Simpson avoids it easily.
Fizzlebeef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Fizzlebeef has managed to clinch.
Fizzlebeef keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simpson 's efforts to push away.
Fizzlebeef scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simpson is looking to break free of the clinch but Fizzlebeef has double underhooks.
Simpson is trying to force a seperation but Fizzlebeef has the dominant position.
Fizzlebeef struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Fizzlebeef tries to throw a body punch but Simpson avoids it by throwing Fizzlebeef back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlebeef misses with a punch on the inside.
Fizzlebeef tries to work over Simpson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fizzlebeef tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fizzlebeef.
Simpson stops a takedown attempt from Fizzlebeef.
Fizzlebeef stalling.
Fizzlebeef tries a knee to the head but Simpson blocks it.
Fizzlebeef tries to work over Simpson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fizzlebeef misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Simpson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simpson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Simpson looks for the body kick but Fizzlebeef saw that one coming.
Fizzlebeef misses with a looping right.
Roll Fizzlebeef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson throws a lazy right hand but Fizzlebeef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simpson scores with a hook.
Simpson connects with a leg kick. Fizzlebeef looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fizzlebeef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simpson misses with a looping right.
Fizzlebeef misses with a double jab
and Simpson counters with a good low kick that Fizzlebeef was not able to check.
Fizzlebeef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simpson .
Simpson avoids the head kick by Fizzlebeef.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Fizzlebeef.
Fizzlebeef fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Homer Simpson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Simpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simpson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fizzlebeef cracks Simpson with a good jab.
Simpson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fizzlebeef takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simpson scores with a shot to the body.
Fizzlebeef takes a swing at Simpson 's ribcage but misses.
Fizzlebeef fails to land the takedown.
Simpson feints and then cracks Fizzlebeef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fizzlebeef down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Simpson .
Fizzlebeef 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.
Simpson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fizzlebeef's calf.
Simpson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fizzlebeef moves out of range as Simpson throws a body kick.
Fizzlebeef blocks a jab.
Simpson lands with a straight right. Fizzlebeef didn't see that one coming.
Simpson throws a shot to the body.
Simpson thuds a left hand into Fizzlebeef's body.
Fizzlebeef looks to land a left hand but Simpson moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson . Fizzlebeef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simpson scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
Fizzlebeef slips a straight right by Simpson .
Fizzlebeef throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simpson 's waist but Simpson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fizzlebeef off to one side.
Simpson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fizzlebeef scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Fizzlebeef.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fizzlebeef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simpson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fizzlebeef counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the body from Fizzlebeef misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Simpson lands with a straight right. Fizzlebeef didn't see that one coming.

Fizzlebeef closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fizzlebeef.
Simpson jabs Fizzlebeef right on the nose. Fizzlebeef blinks but takes it well.
Roll Fizzlebeef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simpson avoids the body shot from Fizzlebeef.
A solid leg kick lands there for Simpson .
Fizzlebeef shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Homer Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roll Fizzlebeef.
A leg kick checked by Fizzlebeef.
Simpson with a jab.
Simpson misses the shot to the body.
Simpson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fizzlebeef is out of range and Simpson settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Simpson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson scores with a jab to the head.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fizzlebeef misses with a hook.
Fizzlebeef moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson throws a lazy right hand but Fizzlebeef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fizzlebeef dips to his left and cracks Simpson with an uppercut!
Simpson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fizzlebeef 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.
Simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simpson misses with a body shot.
Fizzlebeef lands a leg kick that knocks Simpson off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Homer Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simpson , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homer Simpson !
A relieved looking Homer Simpson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.