PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handy Bohemia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Fitzwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzwell has chosen RATM - Killing in The Name as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bohemia
vs
Fitzwell

205 cm
20
255 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
270 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Battalion Athletics

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Handy Bohemia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Fitzwell!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohemia thows a body shot but no joy.
Fitzwell shoots in for a takedown but Bohemia shows good takedown defense.
Bohemia is looking to chop away at Fitzwell's legs.
Fitzwell moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bohemia.
Bohemia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bohemia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzwell.
Bohemia fakes the leg kick and cracks Fitzwell in the body.
Fitzwell looks gassed!
Bohemia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bohemia.
Bohemia throws a nice head kick!
Bohemia lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Richard Fitzwell has been cut.
Bohemia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fitzwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bohemia scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohemia throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bohemia.
Bohemia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bohemia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohemia lands a head kick. Fitzwell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bohemia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bohemia connects with a high kick.
Bohemia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bohemia lands a nice looking body kick.
Bohemia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fitzwell's head.
Bohemia lands a high kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Bohemia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzwell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bohemia feints and then cracks Fitzwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzwell down.
Bohemia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitzwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bohemia can pounce on him.
Bohemia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bohemia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bohemia scores with a push kick.
Bohemia is looking to slow Fitzwell down with leg kicks.
Bohemia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fitzwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bohemia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bohemia scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fitzwell takes a step back to recover.
Fitzwell loads up on a big right hand but Bohemia slips the punch.
Bohemia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bohemia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bohemia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bohemia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bohemia.
Fitzwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitzwell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Handy Bohemia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohemia throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzwell moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia throws a head kick that misses.
Fitzwell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bohemia.
Bohemia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fitzwell takes a step back to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bohemia. That's going to slow Fitzwell down.
Fitzwell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fitzwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bohemia.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohemia.
A good leg kick by Bohemia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bohemia lands a high kick!
Bohemia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bohemia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handy Bohemia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Fitzwell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bohemia scores with a spinning back kick!
Bohemia throws a front kick that sends Fitzwell stumbling back into the cage.
Bohemia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fitzwell at a distance.
Bohemia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bohemia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bohemia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Bohemia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bohemia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richard Fitzwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bohemia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzwell's calf.
Bohemia lands with a kick to the temple. Fitzwell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fitzwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fitzwell is breathing heavily.
Bohemia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohemia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bohemia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohemia.
Bohemia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzwell. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Bohemia.
Bohemia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzwell. That did some damage!
Handy Bohemia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bohemia stuffs the takedown.
Bohemia lands with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Fitzwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fitzwell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bohemia has got the better of the exchanges.
Bohemia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bohemia lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bohemia scoring well with a low kick there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bohemia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bohemia thows a body kick. Fitzwell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bohemia lands with a kick to the temple. Fitzwell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bohemia scores with a head kick.
Bohemia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzwell can do to turn this around?
Bohemia feints and then cracks Fitzwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzwell down.
Bohemia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzwell. That did some damage!
Fitzwell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bohemia. That one must have hurt.
Fitzwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bohemia can pounce on him.
Bohemia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzwell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzwell throws a sloppy body shot
and Bohemia counters with an inside leg kick.
Bohemia throws a nice head kick!
Fitzwell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bohemia, right into the meat.
Handy Bohemia is winning the standup battle so far.
Bohemia lands a nice looking body kick.
Bohemia scores with a head kick.
Fitzwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bohemia. Bohemia obviously looking to wear him down.
Bohemia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fitzwell's head.
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!
Bohemia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fitzwell takes a step back to recover.
Bohemia keeps Fitzwell at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia connects with a high kick.
Bohemia feints and then cracks Fitzwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzwell down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bohemia.
Bohemia is looking to wear down Fitzwell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fitzwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bohemia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bohemia.
Bohemia scoring well with a low kick there.
Fitzwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bohemia can pounce on him.
Bohemia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bohemia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bohemia - that will leave a mark!
Bohemia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzwell's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handy Bohemia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Fitzwell's cut.
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!

Bohemia thumps Fitzwell with a low kick.
Bohemia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bohemia scores with a leg kick.
Fitzwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bohemia cracks the inside of Fitzwell's front leg.
Bohemia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bohemia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bohemia tries a head kick but it misses.
Bohemia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bohemia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitzwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bohemia throws a head kick that Fitzwell semi-blocks.
Bohemia pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzwell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bohemia takes a swing at Fitzwell's ribcage but misses.
Bohemia thows a body kick. Fitzwell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fitzwell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bohemia tries to avoid it but Fitzwell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bohemia to the ground. Bohemia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bohemia scores with a spinning back kick!
Bohemia throws a body punch but Fitzwell moves out of range.
Bohemia thows a body shot but no joy.
Bohemia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fitzwell.
Bohemia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bohemia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohemia throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia misses with a low kick as Fitzwell jumps back.
Bohemia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Fitzwell blocks the low kick.
Fitzwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bohemia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bohemia throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzwell moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bohemia - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohemia scores with a leg kick.
Bohemia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzwell. That did some damage!
Fitzwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Handy Bohemia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohemia connects with a solid leg kick.
Bohemia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bohemia is looking to slow Fitzwell down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Bohemia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bohemia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bohemia.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bohemia.
Bohemia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzwell. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohemia.
Bohemia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fitzwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bohemia.
Bohemia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bohemia throws a head kick that Fitzwell semi-blocks.
Bohemia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bohemia scoring well with a low kick there.
Bohemia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bohemia throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohemia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bohemia delivers a nice body kick.
Richard Fitzwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bohemia throws a leg kick which misses Fitzwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitzwell tries to avoid it.
Bohemia lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Handy Bohemia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bohemia 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Handy Bohemia!