PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen tubular bells as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Simpson
vs
Khan

170 cm
35
156 lbs
33 - 15 - 0

179 cm
30
160 lbs
17 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner
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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 33 - 15 - 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 17 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Simpson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Simpson sprawls well.
Khan throws a leg kick but Simpson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Simpson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Simpson looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Simpson takes one to the chin there.
Khan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Simpson .
Simpson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Simpson .
Simpson thumps Khan with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Simpson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan slips a jab from Simpson .
Simpson misses with a straight left.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan throws a head kick that misses
and Simpson counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Simpson scores with a spinning back kick!
Simpson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simpson lands with a right hand.
Simpson throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Homer Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Simpson . That's going to slow Khan down.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simpson .
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Simpson counters with 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!
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Simpson .
Simpson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Simpson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Simpson throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simpson .
Simpson throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Simpson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Simpson thows a leg kick but Khan checks it
and Khan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Simpson defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.

Simpson gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
Khan prevents Simpson from breaking the clinch.
Simpson avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.

Simpson breaks from the clinch.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Simpson scores with a jab to the body.
Khan misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes Simpson away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan is looking to land body kicks.
Simpson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Khan moves into range and clinches up with Simpson .
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Simpson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Simpson breaks the clinch.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khan's calf.
Khan misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
Simpson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Simpson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khan lands with a cross.
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.

Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan checks the leg kick.
Simpson scores with a nice head shot.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Simpson just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - Khan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan takes one to the side of the head.
Khan looks to clinch
and Simpson counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Simpson with an uppercut!
Khan is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Simpson .
Nice takedown defense from Simpson . No joy for Khan on that attempt.
Khan throws a push kick but Simpson slaps the foot to one side.
Simpson swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Simpson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A good leg kick by Simpson .
Simpson misses with a wild body shot.
Simpson throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Simpson takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Simpson misses the shot to the body.
Rajja Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws the kick towards the body but Simpson avoids it.
Khan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Simpson .
Khan drops his hands momentarily and Simpson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Simpson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Simpson .
Homer Simpson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Simpson - the referee stops the clock and Khan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Simpson . Khan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simpson was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Simpson tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Simpson moves away from the strike by Khan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Simpson .
Khan ducks right into an uppercut from Simpson .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Simpson .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Simpson cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Simpson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Simpson cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Khan throws a head kick but Simpson moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Simpson .
Simpson throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Simpson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Simpson slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Simpson defends it nicely.
Simpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan misses with the body kick
and Simpson counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simpson swivels and escapes.
Homer Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajja Khan.
Simpson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Simpson throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Simpson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Khan.
Simpson lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homer Simpson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Khan misses with a leg kick
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simpson scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan dives in and grabs Simpson 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Simpson pushes down on Khan's head and hops out.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Simpson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simpson thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Simpson is out of range.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simpson .
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan throws a push kick but Simpson slaps the foot to one side.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Simpson 's leg but Simpson calmly moves out of range.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Simpson .
A thudding body kick lands there by Khan!
Good shot there by Simpson .
Simpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan avoids the body shot from Simpson .
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simpson moves out of range as Khan throws a body kick.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Simpson lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Simpson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson wants to land a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson misses with a looping right.
Simpson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Simpson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Simpson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khan misses with a kick to the body
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simpson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khan checks it well.
Simpson checks a low kick from Khan.
Khan avoids the body shot from Simpson .
Khan throws a push kick but Simpson slaps the foot to one side.
Simpson clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rajja Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simpson misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khan takes a step back to recover.
Khan tries to clinch but Simpson moves away
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Simpson misses with a straight left.
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simpson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Simpson is looking to land body kicks.
Simpson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan throws a head kick that misses
and Simpson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Simpson finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Simpson lands.
Khan tries to land a body kick
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Simpson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Simpson connects with a body shot.
Khan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Simpson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simpson jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lazy body kick from Khan
and Simpson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Khan really felt that one!
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simpson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simpson tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homer Simpson !
During a confident post fight interview, Homer Simpson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.