PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Fritz (ranked 932 p4p, 133 weight class) and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 116 p4p, 21 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fritz
vs
Jaegerjaquez

165 cm
34
155
20 - 8 - 0

180 cm
33
165
27 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Fritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fritz throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fritz avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Jaegerjaquez misses
and Fritz counters with a straight right hand.
Fritz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to land body kicks.
Jaegerjaquez throws out a loose jab but Fritz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fritz counters with a straight right hand.
Fritz scores with a jab. Jaegerjaquez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fritz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jaegerjaquez with a hook.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick.
Fritz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Jaegerjaquez.
Fritz backing away here, and Jaegerjaquez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaegerjaquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaegerjaquez cracks Fritz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz with a jab.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fritz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Fritz.
Jaegerjaquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab from Fritz.
Good shot there by Jaegerjaquez.
Fritz loads up on a big right hand but Jaegerjaquez slips the punch.
Jaegerjaquez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fritz throws a looping overhand right but Jaegerjaquez ducks down to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez throws a shot to the body.
Fritz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fritz moves out of range as Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping left.
Jaegerjaquez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fritz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaegerjaquez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fritz just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez looks for the body kick but Fritz saw that one coming.
Fritz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fritz throws a lazy right hand but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fritz slips a jab from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez with a nice cross.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a leg kick.
Fritz ducks under a wild hook from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a head kick that misses.
Jaegerjaquez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fritz just misses with a punch to the body.
Fritz lands a head kick. Jaegerjaquez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaegerjaquez throws a jab when Fritz was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Jaegerjaquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fritz throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.

Jaegerjaquez takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez digs a right hand underneath Fritz's ribcage. Fritz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fritz is trying to push Jaegerjaquez away but Jaegerjaquez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Fritz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fritz backwards.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fritz misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaegerjaquez.
Fritz blocking some punches.
A short left from Jaegerjaquez.

Jaegerjaquez breaks the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fritz moves away.
Fritz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a head kick by Fritz.
Jaegerjaquez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fritz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Fritz counter with a right hand.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fritz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaegerjaquez misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaegerjaquez. Jaegerjaquez obviously looking to wear him down.
Fritz takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
Jaegerjaquez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jaegerjaquez just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaegerjaquez.
Fritz tries a head kick but it misses.
Fritz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fritz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaegerjaquez.
Fritz misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Fritz there.
Fritz misses with a two punch combination.
Fritz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jaegerjaquez to score with a decent uppercut.
Fritz throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fritz throws a lazy head kick
and Jaegerjaquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a body shot that sends Fritz's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Fritz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Jaegerjaquez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Jaegerjaquez misses the shot to the body.
Fritz misses with a two punch combination.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaegerjaquez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jaegerjaquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fritz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot.
Fritz cracks Jaegerjaquez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fritz avoids the body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Fritz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jaegerjaquez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fritz lands with a kick to the temple. Jaegerjaquez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Jaegerjaquez pushes Fritz up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fritz backwards.
Jaegerjaquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fritz is looking to control Jaegerjaquez's arms but Jaegerjaquez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fritz has his back to the cage.
Fritz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaegerjaquez controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz throws a head punch that misses.
Fritz tries a body shot but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez presses Fritz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Fritz breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez with a jab.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaegerjaquez walks into a stiff left hand from Fritz.
Fritz looks to land a left hand but Jaegerjaquez moved out of range nicely.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice right hand.
Fritz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick but Fritz checks it.
Jaegerjaquez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFritz.
A head kick by Fritz misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Fritz misses the jab.

Jaegerjaquez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fritz takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fritz.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a right to the head.

Fritz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fritz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fritz throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez checks a low kick from Fritz.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fritz's sensitive parts.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaegerjaquez thows a leg kick but Fritz checks it
and Fritz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaegerjaquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but Fritz moves away
and Fritz counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Jaegerjaquez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaegerjaquez. That's going to slow Fritz down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz throws a series of punches but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Fritz takes one to the side of the head.
Fritz missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Jaegerjaquez closes the distance and pushes Fritz back into the cage.
Fritz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fritz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fritz trying to control the position but instead, Jaegerjaquez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fritz into the cage.
Jaegerjaquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fritz's efforts to push away.
Jaegerjaquez digs a right hand into Fritz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fritz's gas tank.
Fritz misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Fritz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaegerjaquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Fritz.
Fritz tries to circle away but Jaegerjaquez has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body punch.
Fritz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaegerjaquez.
Fritz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fritz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaegerjaquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Fritz controls his hands.
Fritz misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Fritz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fritz takes a shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Fritz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fritz misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaegerjaquez tried to score with a low kick but Fritz checks it.
Jaegerjaquez looks to land a left hand but Fritz moved out of range nicely.
Jaegerjaquez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaegerjaquez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fritz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick that knocks Fritz off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jaegerjaquez takes a swing at Fritz's ribcage but misses.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fritz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaegerjaquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Fritz's head.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fritz counters with a straight right hand.
Fritz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaegerjaquez.
Fritz scores with the left hand. Jaegerjaquez knows he should have avoided that one.
Fritz throws a big shot that misses.
Fritz throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez avoids it easily.
Fritz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fritz.
Fritz swings widly with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fritz cracks Jaegerjaquez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fritz throws a head kick that misses.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab from Fritz.

Jaegerjaquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Jaegerjaquez.
Fritz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaegerjaquez controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz working aggressively here.
Jaegerjaquez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fritz up against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fritz or not.
Fritz throws a head punch that misses.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fritz backwards.
Fritz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fritz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fritz backwards.
Fritz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fritz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fritz misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz misses with a body punch.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaegerjaquez digs a right hand underneath Fritz's ribcage. Fritz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fritz misses with some punches.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fritz.
Fritz misses with some punches.
Jaegerjaquez tries to throw a body punch but Fritz avoids it by throwing Jaegerjaquez back against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fritz backwards.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez - that landed with a thud.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a shot to the side of Fritz's head.
Fritz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a right to the head.
Fritz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaegerjaquez controls his hands.
Jaegerjaquez cracks Fritz with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez.
A head punch on the inside from Fritz fails to land.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Jaegerjaquez.
Fritz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaegerjaquez's elbow.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Fritz backwards.
Matthew Fritz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaegerjaquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fritz.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fritz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Fritz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaegerjaquez blocks an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez can't find room to land a body shot as Fritz controls the action.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a body shot from Fritz.
Fritz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a body shot from Fritz.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fritz.
Jaegerjaquez lands a left hand.
Jaegerjaquez tries a body shot but Fritz blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez is pushing Fritz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaegerjaquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fritz backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a shot to the side of Fritz's head.

Jaegerjaquez breaks the clinch.
Fritz looks to land a right hand but Jaegerjaquez moved out of range.
Jaegerjaquez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice head shot.

Jaegerjaquez closes the distance and clinches.
Jaegerjaquez is leaning against Fritz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Jaegerjaquez as the two fighters clinch.
Jaegerjaquez stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaegerjaquez.
A bit of stalling here from Jaegerjaquez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaegerjaquez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.