PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Butcher
vs
Zoidberg

195 cm
35
221 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

190 cm
34
222 lbs
31 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percival Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zoidberg thumps Butcher with a low kick.
Butcher checks a low kick from Zoidberg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zoidberg.
Zoidberg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zoidberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zoidberg manages to avoid it.
Butcher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Butcher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zoidberg is able to avoid easily.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zoidberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zoidberg lands a front kick.
Butcher misses with a hook.
Zoidberg blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoidberg tries to clinch but Butcher is having none of it.
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.
Zoidberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Zoidberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Zoidberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zoidberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zoidberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Butcher.
Zoidberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butcher's calf.
Zoidberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Butcher misses.
Butcher wants to slow Zoidberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Zoidberg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Butcher if he has to take too many more of those.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Butcher circles away.
Zoidberg scores with a head kick. Butcher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zoidberg.

Zoidberg clinches up against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
Butcher can't find room to land a body shot as Zoidberg controls the action.
Butcher misses with a body punch.
Zoidberg crunches a lovely knee into Butcher's ribcage.
Zoidberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butcher avoids the elbow strike from Zoidberg, against the cage.
Butcher avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Butcher tries to throw a body punch but Zoidberg avoids it by throwing Butcher back against the cage.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Percival Butcher has been cut.
Zoidberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Butcher misses with a body punch.
Zoidberg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside that Butcher shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Butcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butcher misses with a body punch.
Butcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butcher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zoidbergs head.
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Butcher goes for a takedown attempt but Zoidberg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Butcher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zoidberg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Butcher takes a step back to recover.
Butcher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zoidberg.
Butcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Zoidberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Percival Butcher's cut.
That's time! Butcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Butcher pushes Zoidberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Butcher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
Butcher misses with some punches.
Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoidberg's elbow.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Zoidberg prevents a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher digs a right hand underneath Zoidberg's ribcage. Zoidberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Butcher tries a body shot but Zoidberg blocks it.
Zoidberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zoidberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Butcher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Butcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoidberg's elbow.
Zoidberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg scores with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
Zoidberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zoidberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zoidberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Zoidberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butcher is defending well for now.
Zoidberg lands an elbow that stopped Butcher in his tracks for a moment.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
Butcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zoidberg backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zoidberg in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch on the inside from Butcher fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butcher tries a body shot but Zoidberg blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Butcher dodges an elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher blocks the elbow strike.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but Butcher blocks with his arms.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Butcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Zoidberg controls his hands.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butcher avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Butcher.
Butcher dodges an elbow strike from Zoidberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Zoidberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butcher avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Butcher avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoidberg throws an elbow but misses.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoidberg working Butcher over with knees to the body.
Butcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Butcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Butcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zoidberg blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Zoidberg blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher tries to throw a body punch but Zoidberg avoids it by throwing Butcher back against the cage.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Butcher avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Zoidberg controls his hands.
Zoidberg lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg lands a knee to the body.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside that Butcher shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Zoidberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Percival Butcher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Butcher tries to land a body kick

and Zoidberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg crunches a lovely knee into Butcher's ribcage.
Butcher misses with some punches.
Butcher scores with a hook to the body.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zoidberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcher's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Butcher fails to land.
Zoidberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Zoidberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butcher is defending well for now.
Zoidberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zoidberg obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Butcher's defenses.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
Zoidberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Zoidberg lands an elbow that stopped Butcher in his tracks for a moment.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zoidberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoidberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Butcher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zoidberg backwards.
Butcher avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zoidberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Butcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John Zoidberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Butcher can't find room to land a body shot as Zoidberg controls the action.
Butcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Butcher fails to land.
Zoidberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butcher blocks it with crossed arms.
Zoidberg blocks an uppercut.
Butcher tries to throw a body punch but Zoidberg avoids it by throwing Butcher back against the cage.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Butcher misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the body.
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zoidberg blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Zoidberg controls his hands.
Butcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butcher has a couple of punches blocked by Zoidberg.
Percival Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Zoidberg controls his hands.
Zoidberg blocks an uppercut.
Butcher misses with some punches.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Zoidberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher tries to pull guard but Zoidberg won't allow it.
Zoidberg prevents a body shot from Butcher.
Zoidberg blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Zoidberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zoidberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Zoidberg!
A less than humble John Zoidberg misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.