PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kenneth Fitzgibbon
vs
Brown

179 cm
20
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Einherjer RAW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgibbon connects with a jab.

It looks like James Brown has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzgibbon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Fitzgibbon.
Brown tries to clinch there but Fitzgibbon circles away.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgibbon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzgibbon steps into range and cracks Brown with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Brown flops backwards and Fitzgibbon dives into his guard looking to finish!

Brown is rocked!
Fitzgibbon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Fitzgibbon finish him?
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fitzgibbon is one step ahead there.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Fitzgibbon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fitzgibbon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Fitzgibbon postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Fitzgibbon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fitzgibbon wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch up but Fitzgibbon circles away and keeps his distance.
A left and a right from Fitzgibbon both land. Nice combination.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitzgibbon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown slips under a jab from Fitzgibbon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up but Fitzgibbon circles away and keeps his distance.

Brown has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Brown.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgibbon tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon has been cut.
Fitzgibbon tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgibbon is blocking nicely.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fitzgibbon wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzgibbon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown prevents Fitzgibbon from breaking the clinch.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitzgibbon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzgibbon tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Fitzgibbon tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzgibbon wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Fitzgibbon is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitzgibbon's brow.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgibbon is blocking nicely.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps control of Fitzgibbon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fitzgibbon tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break free.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Fitzgibbon blocks it.
Fitzgibbon is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Fitzgibbon working hard to break the clinch.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fitzgibbon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgibbon's efforts to push away.
Fitzgibbon working hard to break the clinch.
Fitzgibbon is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzgibbon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fitzgibbon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgibbon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Fitzgibbon shrugs off.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Fitzgibbon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown working Fitzgibbon over with knees to the body.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgibbon's efforts to push away.
Fitzgibbon can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitzgibbon's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fitzgibbon tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Fitzgibbon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Fitzgibbon blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fitzgibbon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Fitzgibbon is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown has Fitzgibbon pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgibbon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown keeps control of Fitzgibbon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzgibbon's face.
Fitzgibbon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Fitzgibbon is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fitzgibbon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break free.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzgibbon's face.
Fitzgibbon wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Fitzgibbon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fitzgibbon is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fitzgibbon lands a jab to the head.
Fitzgibbon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Brown tries to clinch there but Fitzgibbon circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgibbon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fitzgibbon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitzgibbon scores with a jab.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown tries to clinch but Fitzgibbon is having none of it.
Fitzgibbon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgibbon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown wants to clinch.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzgibbon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown lands a high kick!
Brown is breathing heavily.
Fitzgibbon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fitzgibbon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgibbon throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
A big right from Fitzgibbon misses.
Fitzgibbon works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fitzgibbon swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brown clinches.
Fitzgibbon tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzgibbon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzgibbon's face.
Brown prevents Fitzgibbon from breaking the clinch.
Fitzgibbon can't break the clinch.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzgibbon's face.
Fitzgibbon working hard to break the clinch.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzgibbon's face.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown has Fitzgibbon pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgibbon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgibbon blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown has Fitzgibbon pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgibbon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgibbon is blocking nicely.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break free.
Fitzgibbon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fitzgibbon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgibbon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzgibbon tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgibbon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Fitzgibbon shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgibbon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzgibbon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgibbon blocks with his arms.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgibbon is blocking nicely.
Fitzgibbon tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Fitzgibbon can't break the clinch.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Brown lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fitzgibbon wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgibbon's efforts to push away.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgibbon's efforts to push away.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgibbon blocks it with crossed arms.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fitzgibbon takes an elbow to the temple.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgibbon avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Fitzgibbon wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitzgibbon's brow.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown prevents Fitzgibbon from breaking the clinch.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fitzgibbon tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Fitzgibbon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgibbon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgibbon blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Fitzgibbon throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgibbon pushes him off.
Fitzgibbon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A left and a right from Fitzgibbon both land. Nice combination.
Fitzgibbon scores with a body shot.
Fitzgibbon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown is looking to clinch but Fitzgibbon is avoiding it.
Fitzgibbon moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgibbon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fitzgibbon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown wants to clinch up but Fitzgibbon keeps it at a distance.
Brown tries to clinch but Fitzgibbon moves out of range.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgibbon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fitzgibbon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown tries to clinch but Fitzgibbon moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon is winning the standup battle so far.
Fitzgibbon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzgibbon tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzgibbon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzgibbon lands with an overhand left.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzgibbon throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgibbon's efforts to push away.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon can't break the clinch.
Fitzgibbon tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgibbon is blocking nicely.
Fitzgibbon tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgibbon tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgibbon blocks it with crossed arms.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break free.
Brown prevents Fitzgibbon from breaking the clinch.
Fitzgibbon is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgibbon blocks it with crossed arms.
Fitzgibbon tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgibbon is blocking nicely.
Fitzgibbon tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgibbon blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fitzgibbon takes an elbow to the temple.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Fitzgibbon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgibbon blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgibbon is blocking nicely.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgibbon tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzgibbon is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Fitzgibbon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown tries a knee to the head but Fitzgibbon blocks it.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgibbon blocks with his arms.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgibbon blocks it with crossed arms.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Fitzgibbon working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fitzgibbon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgibbon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Fitzgibbon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Fitzgibbon blocks it.
Fitzgibbon wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitzgibbon's defenses.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown prevents Fitzgibbon from breaking the clinch.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitzgibbon's brow.
Fitzgibbon tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Fitzgibbon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fitzgibbon tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgibbon's efforts to push away.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgibbon is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fitzgibbon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!