PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena has chosen thugahallics as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mark Cena looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Simpson
vs
Cena

194 cm
24
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Homer Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Cena!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Simpson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cena is looking for a sweep.
Cena seems a little lost for a moment, as Simpson dominates the positioning.

Simpson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cena to his feet.

Simpson pushes Cena up against the cage in a clinch.

Simpson breaks the clinch.
Simpson misses with a few strikes there.

Simpson has Cena up against the cage in a clinch.

Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Simpson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Cena is trying to get back to full guard.
Simpson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Cena.
Simpson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cena punching from the bottom.

Simpson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Simpson looks to land a combination but Cena avoids it well.
Simpson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cena shoots in for a takedown but Simpson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Simpson drives through and clinches with Cena against the cage.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cena looks winded!
Simpson blocking some punches.
Cena misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson misses with a series of wild punches.

Simpson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cena tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Simpson is controlling the pace.
Simpson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cena for as long as he can get away with.
Simpson blocks the strikes from Cena.
Simpson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Homer Simpson.
Jab from Simpson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson stuffs the takedown.
Homer Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Cena.

Simpson gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cena.
Cena swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
Cena throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Cena has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.

Simpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cena closes the distance and clinches up with Simpson, looking for a takedown. Cena pushes Simpson against the cage but Simpson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cena fails with a takedown attempt.

Simpson darts in and clinches Cena up against the cage.

Simpson breaks the clinch.

Simpson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson pushing down on Cena's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson not doing much here.
Simpson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Homer Simpson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cena shoots in looking for a takedown but Simpson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cena's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cena shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simpson sprawls well. Simpson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cena gets slowly back to his feet.
Simpson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Simpson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

It looks like Mark Cena has been cut.
Simpson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simpson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mark Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cena misses with a takedown attempt
and Simpson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cena has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Simpson moves into range and clinches up with Cena.
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!

Simpson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Simpson.

Simpson drops Cena with a beautiful combination! Cena stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Simpson is looking for the KO!

Cena is rocked!
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Cena gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Simpson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Simpson works over Cena with some ground and pound from guard.
Cena will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena trying to strike off his back.
Simpson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cena wants to sweep but no luck.
Simpson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cena doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Homer Simpson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Simpson moves into the clinch successfully.
Cena misses with some punches.

Simpson breaks from the clinch.

Simpson takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Simpson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Simpson controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cena flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Simpson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Homer Simpson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Simpson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cena is trying desperately to land a takedown but Simpson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cena.

Cena gets tackled into the cage by Simpson. Simpson maintains the clinch.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simpson lands a body punch in the clinch.

Simpson breaks the clinch.
Homer Simpson is winning the standup battle so far.

Simpson forces Cena back against the cage and clinches.

Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cena shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Simpson defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cena is defended easily by Simpson.
Homer Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Cena.
Simpson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Simpson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cena, pushing him back against the cage.

Simpson breaks the clinch.
Simpson misses with a wild combination.
Simpson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cena back to the cage. Simpson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That has opened up Mark Cena's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Simpson clinches up against the cage.

Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Simpson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Simpson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cena is looking for a sweep.
Simpson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cena can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Simpson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Simpson jabs Cena to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homer Simpson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Cena's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cena takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Simpson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cena fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cena.
No joy there for Simpson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simpson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cena.
Homer Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Cena.

Simpson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Simpson in particular looking to stall.

Simpson stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cena.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simpson instigates a clinch.
Simpson lands a nice shot to the body.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Cena won't want to take too many of those.

Simpson breaks from the clinch.

Simpson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Simpson manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Simpson finds it's way through Cena's defenses.
Simpson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Simpson moves into the clinch.

Simpson breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Simpson misses.
Simpson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cena shoots in for a takedown but Simpson shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Simpson has Cena up against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Simpson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simpson looks to land a combination but Cena avoids it well.
Cena misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Simpson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simpson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cena.
Cena dodges the punch combination from Simpson.
Cena shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Simpson defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena shoots in for a takedown but Simpson shows good takedown defense.

Simpson clinches up with Cena and pushes him back against the cage.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike.

Simpson manages to break the clinch.

Simpson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mark Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cena missing with punches from the bottom.
Cena misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cena strikes from the bottom but Simpson passes into mount!
Cena is looking to improve his position but Simpson isn't that keen on the idea.
Homer Simpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson controlling his opponent.
Cena is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Cena throwing hammer fists to the chest of Simpson. What's that going to do exactly?
Simpson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cena is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cena is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Homer Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simpson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homer Simpson!