PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Wiggum (ranked 367 p4p, 1993 weight class) and Wei Ru (ranked 44 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wiggum
vs
Ru

150 cm
26
130
9 - 4 - 0

172 cm
27
166
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralph Wiggum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wei Ru!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wiggum rushes Ru and presses him up against the cage.
Wiggum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Ru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wiggum lands a damaging elbow.
Ru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ru takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wiggum tries a knee to the head but Ru blocks it.
Wiggum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ru is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Ru avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggum.
Ru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ru takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiggum throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Wiggum.
Wiggum throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiggum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ru lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Ru - that landed with a thud.
Wiggum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiggum backwards.
Ru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggum's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ru tries a body shot but Wiggum blocks it.
Ru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiggum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ru looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wiggum lands a damaging elbow.
Ru lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggum looking to throw knees to the head but Ru is blocking nicely.
Ru blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ru tries to throw a body punch but Wiggum avoids it by throwing Ru back against the cage.
Ru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wiggum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ru.
Wiggum stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggum.
Wiggum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ru blocks it with crossed arms.
Ru misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ru blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggum lands a nice elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ru lands a body shot.
Ru scores with a hook to the body.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but Ru blocks with his arms.
Ru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wiggum.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ru avoids it.
Ru working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ru has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggum.
Ru dodges an elbow strike from Wiggum.
Wiggum tries to land knees in the clinch but Ru avoids the damage to the body.
Wiggum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiggum misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiggum.
A right handed body shot lands from Ru.
Ru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiggum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiggum working Ru over with knees to the body.
Ru blocks an elbow strike from Wiggum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ru as the two fighters clinch.
Ru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ru managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggum.
Wiggum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ru's face.
Ru throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ru works on Wiggum's body with a couple of short punches.
Wiggum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiggum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but Ru blocks with his arms.
Ru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiggum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ru can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggum controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ru's defenses.
Wiggum misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ru avoids it.
Ru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Wiggum.
Wiggum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ru can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggum controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ru.
Ru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ru.
Ru lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wiggum.
Wiggum is breathing heavily.
Ru pushes Wiggum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Ru.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ru struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiggum controls his hands.
Ru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiggum backwards.
Wiggum throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiggum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiggum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Wiggum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wiggum wants to clinch
and Wiggum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Wiggum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ru avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggum.
Wiggum blocking some punches.
Ru blocks an elbow strike.
Ru avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggum.
Ru stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ru throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggum.
Ru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiggum backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggum.
Ru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiggum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiggum backwards.
Ru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiggum misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ru's brow.
Ru avoiding damage as Wiggum throws knees to the body.
Ru has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ru.
Ru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ru's defenses.
Wiggum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ru lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ru presses Wiggum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ru dodges an elbow strike from Wiggum.
Ru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiggum backwards.
Ru pushes Wiggum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggum takes a shot to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wiggum here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Ru.
Ru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wiggum or not.
Ru lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Ru.

Wiggum is rocked!
Wiggum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ru.
Oh Wiggum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Ru.
Ru lands a right hand.
Ru dodges an elbow strike from Wiggum.
A right handed body shot lands from Ru.
Wiggum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ru's defenses.
Wiggum seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ru pushes Wiggum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiggum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Ru.
Ru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wei Ru seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ru pushes Wiggum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ru lands a shot to the body.
Wiggum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ru creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Wiggum's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Wiggum drops to his knees and Ru pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wei Ru!