PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cm Punk (ranked 4851 p4p, 4937 weight class) and Ralph Wiggum (ranked 0 p4p, 406 weight class). Punk comes to the cage accompanied by Fozzy-Judas. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Punk
vs
Wiggum

199 cm
25
130
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
130
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cm Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralph Wiggum!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wiggum clinches with his opponent.
Wiggum misses with an elbow over the top.

Punk manages to break the clinch.
Punk staying out of range there.

Wiggum darts in and clinches Punk up against the cage.
Wiggum lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggum throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Wiggum.
Punk lands an elbow inside that Wiggum shrugs off.
Punk blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside that Punk shrugs off.

It looks like Cm Punk has been cut.
Wiggum lands an elbow just above Punk 's eye.
Wiggum should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Punk's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Punk trying to control the position but instead, Wiggum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Punk into the cage.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Punk's brow.
Punk blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Punk is breathing heavily.
Wiggum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Punk's defenses.
Punk fails to pull guard.
Punk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Punk is trying to break the clinch but Wiggum is controlling him.
Wiggum misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiggum obliges.
Wiggum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Punk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiggum dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside that Punk shrugs off.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but Punk blocks with his arms.
Wiggum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Punk's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggum lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum misses with an elbow strike.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside that Punk shrugs off.
Wiggum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Punk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggum crunches a lovely knee into Punk's ribcage.
Punk takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiggum scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but Punk blocks with his arms.
Punk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggum connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Wiggum.
Punk tries to pull guard but Wiggum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Punk takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiggum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggum throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum landing knees to the body.
Wiggum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Punk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cm Punk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punk is trying to push Wiggum away but Wiggum has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wiggum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punk's efforts to push away.
Wiggum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Punk blocks it with crossed arms.
Punk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Punk is trying to drag Wiggum to the mat but Wiggum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wiggum scores a nice knee to the body.
Punk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wiggum gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk can't get the takedown.
Punk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wiggum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Punk has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggum.
Wiggum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Punk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiggum landing knees to the head.
Wiggum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punk.
Punk managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggum.
Punk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wiggum is defending well.
Wiggum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Punk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punk tries to break free but Wiggum pushes him back against the cage.

Punk breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Wiggum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cm Punk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wiggum tries to close the distance and clinch but Punk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wiggum drives through and clinches with Punk against the cage.
Wiggum is stalling here.
Ralph Wiggum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Punk trying to stall but Wiggum improves his position.
Punk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wiggum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wiggum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ralph Wiggum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiggum misses the target.

Wiggum clinches up with Punk and pushes him back against the cage.
Wiggum trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggum.
Punk can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggum controls the action.
Punk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Punk looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cm Punk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punk tries to circle away but Wiggum has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk jumps guard but Wiggum stands there with Punk around his waist. Punk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Punk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wiggum lands an elbow that stopped Punk in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiggum obliges.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside.
Wiggum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wiggum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiggum.
Wiggum misses with an elbow strike.
Wiggum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Punk blocks it with crossed arms.
Punk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiggum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punk's efforts to push away.
Wiggum looking to throw knees to the head but Punk is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punk's efforts to push away.
Punk blocks an elbow strike from Wiggum.
Wiggum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside that Punk shrugs off.
Punk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wiggum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Punk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggum leaves Punk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wiggum clinches up with Punk and pushes him back against the cage.
Wiggum crunches a lovely knee into Punk's ribcage.
Punk working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Punk pulls guard successfully.
Punk wants to sweep here but Wiggum controlling him for the moment.
Wiggum would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Punk is trying to keep Wiggum in close.
Wiggum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum throws a strike but Punk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Punk tries to free his leg and advance position but Wiggum is retaining full guard.
Wiggum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wiggum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wiggum throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Punk escapes and throws Wiggum's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wiggum wants to get back to his feet.
Wiggum is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wiggum sneaks back into half guard.
Punk stops Wiggum from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Wiggum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cm Punk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wiggum tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Punk counters with a left and a right that stings Wiggum.
Wiggum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Punk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Wiggum is looking for a triangle but Punk pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punk looking to pass the guard.
Punk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Punk controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wiggum is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Punk sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wiggum working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Punk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Punk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Wiggum looking for a guillotine here but Punk defends easily.

Wiggum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Punk gets to his feet - Wiggum follows without any prompting.
Nice sprawl there from Wiggum as Punk shoots in.
Danga de danga de dang - Punk scores with a four punch combination!
Wiggum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punk shoots in but Wiggum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wiggum tries to clinch but Punk moves out of range.
Punk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Punk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Punk shoots in for a takedown but Wiggum shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cm Punk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum throws an overhand right that lands on Punk's shoulder, as Punk tries to avoid the shot.
Wiggum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ralph Wiggum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punk scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice sprawl there from Wiggum as Punk shoots in.

Wiggum darts in and clinches Punk up against the cage.

Punk gets control of Wiggum's arms and successfully pulls guard. Punk will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Punk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Punk keeping moving, preventing Wiggum from controlling successfully.
Wiggum tries to free his leg and advance position but Punk is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum postures up in Punk's guard and throws a big left but Punk blocks it.
Wiggum wants to control from the top but Punk keeps moving.
Ralph Wiggum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wiggum manages to get himself to full guard.

Wiggum is wriggling around but Punk manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiggum slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Wiggum had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Punk defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Punk content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cm Punk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wiggum 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Wiggum!
Our winner, Ralph Wiggum, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Cm Punk stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am a loser but I could put over 300lbs in the gym if I tried.'.