PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Niemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and homer simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying simpson's choice of entrance music: spider pig. Lucas Niemeyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Niemeyer
vs
simpson

194 cm
18
228 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
231 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Niemeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, homer simpson!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Niemeyer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. simpson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Niemeyer working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
simpson is looking for a sweep.
simpson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Niemeyer trying to control the position but simpson is working away.

Niemeyer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Niemeyer throws an elbow but simpson slips to the side and avoids it well.
simpson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Niemeyer is controlling him well.
simpson defending against the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Niemeyer slips a jab and a cross from simpson.
simpson misses with a wild combination.

Niemeyer 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.
Niemeyer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed simpson's guard.
Niemeyer tries to pass to full mount but simpson defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemeyer prevents simpson from improving his position.

Niemeyer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. simpson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Niemeyer.
simpson is staying active underneath Niemeyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Niemeyer is breathing heavily.
simpson wants to get back to full guard.
Niemeyer is keen to just control but simpson is a slippery customer.
Niemeyer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed simpson's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Niemeyer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. simpson was covering up waiting for the punch and Niemeyer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
simpson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
simpson striking from his own guard.
simpson looking for a sweep. Not yet simpson, not yet.

Niemeyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
simpson is trying to control the position but Niemeyer postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niemeyer trying to control but simpson is working from the bottom.
Niemeyer won't allow simpson to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Niemeyer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemeyer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Niemeyer wants to control but simpson is keeping him busy.
simpson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Niemeyer.
simpson tries to kick Niemeyer off but Niemeyer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Niemeyer is working for a kimura but simpson is defending it quite comfortably.
simpson trying to control but Niemeyer postures up.
Niemeyer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Niemeyer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Niemeyer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
simpson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Niemeyer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. simpson did well to prevent Niemeyer getting side control.
Niemeyer is looking to take a break and control but simpson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Niemeyer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
simpson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Niemeyer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Niemeyer 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.

simpson tries to clinch up.
simpson throws a series of punches but Niemeyer avoids them all with ease.
Niemeyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Niemeyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. simpson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
homer simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niemeyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
simpson tries to clinch up.
Niemeyer dives in and grabs simpson's left leg, looking for a takedown. simpson pushes down on Niemeyer's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Niemeyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
simpson looks to land a combination but Niemeyer avoids it well.
simpson misses with a few strikes there.

Niemeyer scores a takedown into full mount!
Niemeyer tries to control but simpson wriggling away.
simpson tries to improve his position but instead Niemeyer has taken his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
simpson is trying to get back to his feet but Niemeyer has full control of the position and if anything, simpson has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
simpson wants to control his opponent's hands but Niemeyer gets his hands free.
simpson is trying to stand back up.
Niemeyer cracks simpson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing simpson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Niemeyer scores with strikes from the back.
simpson is taking damage to the body and head.
Niemeyer is looking to control simpson but simpson is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Niemeyer tightening his grip on simpson, looking for the choke.
simpson is taking damage to the body and head.

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.
simpson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
simpson prevents Niemeyer from getting a body triangle.

Niemeyer working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
simpson tries to break free.
simpson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
simpson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
simpson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Niemeyer.
simpson is trying to stand back up but Niemeyer is controlling him
Niemeyer working simpson over with strikes.
Niemeyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
simpson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Niemeyer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so simpson is just riding it out for now. Niemeyer eventually gives up the hold.
simpson wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Niemeyer scores a takedown into full mount!

Niemeyer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. simpson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Niemeyer working for a submission but simpson is keeping him at bay.

Niemeyer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, simpson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
simpson really wants to buck Niemeyer off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Niemeyer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Niemeyer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Niemeyer controlling the action here.
Niemeyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Niemeyer stands up out of the half guard.
simpson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Niemeyer has taken the fight to the clinch.
simpson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niemeyer avoids a wild elbow strike from simpson.

Niemeyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Niemeyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
simpson fails to land with a series of punches.

Niemeyer scores with a takedown into simpson's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now simpson is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
simpson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Niemeyer's guard.
simpson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Niemeyer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Niemeyer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Niemeyer has a closed guard, preventing simpson from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Niemeyer pulls simpson in close to his closed guard and prevents simpson from doing any damage or advancing position.
simpson wants to get up but he can't break Niemeyer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Niemeyer forces simpson back against the cage and clinches.
Niemeyer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite simpson's efforts to push away.

Niemeyer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
simpson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
simpson wants to get back to full guard.
Niemeyer is pressing down on simpson's thigh, looking to free his foot. simpson is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
simpson trying to control here.
Niemeyer prevents simpson from standing back up.
Niemeyer not doing much here.
Niemeyer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
simpson is in trouble now - Niemeyer has advanced to mount!

Niemeyer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four 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.

Niemeyer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but simpson manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Niemeyer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
simpson tries to bench press Niemeyer off him but Niemeyer keeps the position.
Niemeyer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but simpson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Niemeyer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
homer simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucas Niemeyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
simpson tries to buck Niemeyer off but Niemeyer is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Niemeyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Niemeyer, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Niemeyer!