PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Manson
vs
Simpson

190 cm
25
202 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

188 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Manson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson connects with a body shot.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Manson.
Simpson blocks a low kick nicely.

Simpson has closed the distance and engaged Manson in a clinch.
Simpson misses with a punch to the body.
Manson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Simpson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manson's efforts to push away.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Manson blocks it.
Manson lands a left hand.
Manson wants to get back to striking at distance but Simpson won't allow it.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Manson blocks it.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson misses with a knee to the head.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Manson is trying to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling him.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Manson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charles Manson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Simpson clinches.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Manson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manson managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
A short right from Simpson on the inside.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manson blocks it with crossed arms.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Manson is blocking nicely.
Manson is looking to break free of the clinch but Simpson has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Manson.
Simpson looking to stall.
Manson wants to break free but Simpson has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Manson working hard to break the clinch.
Simpson has Manson pressed against the cage, preventing Manson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Simpson.
Simpson leaning against his opponent.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Manson scores with a hook to the body.
Simpson looks gassed!
Manson is trying to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling him.
Manson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simpson or not.
Manson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simpson lands a knee to the head.
Manson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manson lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Simpson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manson is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Manson.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manson is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Simpson.

Manson breaks the clinch.
Simpson shoots for a double leg takedown but Manson sprawls well. He's pushed Simpson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simpson needs to keep his hands up - Manson had a free shot at his head there.
Manson lands with a straight right. Simpson didn't see that one coming.
Charles Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Simpson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Manson punishes Simpson's body with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Simpson blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manson lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Manson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Manson misses the jab.
Manson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simpson's sensitive parts.
Manson cracks Simpson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manson.
Manson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Manson. Those never looked like landing.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson throws a right hand that Simpson ducks under and follows up with a left that Simpson also avoids with ease.
Simpson scores with a kick to the body.
Manson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Simpson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Manson tries to circle away but Simpson has him pinned against the cage.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but Manson blocks with his arms.
Manson tries to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Simpson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Manson is blocking nicely.
Simpson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson tries to circle away but Simpson has him pinned against the cage.
Simpson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manson struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Manson is trying to push Simpson away but Simpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Manson breaks from the clinch.
Manson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Manson throws a leg kick

and Simpson counters by clinching up.
Manson tries to circle away but Simpson has him pinned against the cage.

Manson breaks from the clinch.
Manson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Charles Manson is winning the standup battle so far.
Manson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simpson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson keeps the fight on the outside.
Manson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Simpson moves into the clinch.
Simpson has Manson pressed against the cage.
Manson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Manson 's eye.

It looks like Charles Manson has been cut.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Manson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Manson blocks it.
Manson working hard to break the clinch.

Manson manages to break the clinch.
Simpson moves forwards but Manson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good leg kick by Manson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manson just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manson. Manson obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manson looks to score with a jab to the body but Simpson is just out of range.
Simpson moves in looking to clinch but Manson pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Manson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Manson's cut.
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.

Manson scores with the left hand. Simpson knows he should have avoided that one.
Manson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manson throws out a leg kick but Simpson moves out of range and Manson only half commits.
Manson misses with a wild combination.
Manson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Manson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson scores with a sloppy right hand. Simpson should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Manson. Those never looked like landing.
Manson throws a right hand that Simpson ducks under and follows up with a left that Simpson also avoids with ease.
Manson misses with a double jab.
Manson misses with a two punch combination.
Manson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Simpson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simpson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manson lands a leg kick that knocks Simpson off balance momentarily.
Manson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Simpson on the side of the head.
Simpson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson lands with a hook. Simpson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Simpson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Manson does no damage.
Manson throws a leg kick but Simpson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simpson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simpson circles away quickly and effectively.
Simpson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simpson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Manson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Manson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Manson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manson swats away the attempt to clinch by Simpson.
Nice takedown defense from Manson. No joy for Simpson on that attempt.
Jab by Manson.
Simpson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson throws a series of punches but Simpson avoids them all with ease.
Simpson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Simpson tries to clinch there but Manson circles away.

Simpson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Manson is blocking nicely.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Manson's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Manson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Simpson as the two fighters clinch.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson landing knees to the head.
Manson is trying to break free.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson scores with a knee to the head.
Manson takes an elbow to the temple.
Manson takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Manson shrugs off.
Simpson with a knee to the head.
Manson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manson.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson landing knees to the head.
Manson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manson blocks an elbow strike from Simpson.

Manson breaks the clinch.
Manson misses with a double jab.
Simpson moves out of range of the strikes.
Simpson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manson lands with a hook. Simpson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simpson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson looks to land a combination but Simpson avoids it well.
Manson works the jab nicely.
Manson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simpson circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manson sprawls well. Manson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Simpson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Charles Manson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Simpson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manson throws a right hand that Simpson ducks under and follows up with a left that Simpson also avoids with ease.
Manson misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson thumps Simpson with a low kick.

Simpson darts in and clinches Manson up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Simpson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson misses with a knee strike.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Manson is blocking nicely.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manson working hard to break the clinch.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Simpson connects with a knee to the head.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Manson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Simpson.
Simpson lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Manson.
A frustrated look appears on Manson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Manson is blocking nicely.
Manson presses Simpson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Simpson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Manson is trying to break the clinch but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
Manson working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simpson throws an elbow but misses.
Simpson scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manson.
Manson can't break the clinch.
Manson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Simpson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Manson is looking to break free of the clinch but Simpson has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a knee to the head.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manson misses with a punch to the body.
Manson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manson tries to break free but Simpson pushes him back against the cage.
Manson is trying to force a seperation but Simpson has the dominant position.
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
Manson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson with a knee to the head.
Simpson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Charles Manson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of stalling here from Simpson.
Manson tries to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling the position.
Simpson misses with a knee strike.
Manson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a right hand.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simpson misses with a knee strike.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Manson is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manson.
Manson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bart Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Manson breaks from the clinch.
Manson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simpson dodges the punch combination from Manson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Simpson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charles Manson!
Charles Manson is the new middleweight champion!