PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kanye West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitz has chosen Cowboys From hell as his entrance music. Kanye West has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

West
vs
Fitz

192 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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 Rio de Janeiro, Kanye West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Fitz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick from Fitz.
A punch combination from Fitz misses.
West tries to bum rush Fitz with a series of wild strikes but Fitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fitz looks gassed!
West circles away from the clinch attempt.

West gets in close and instigates a clinch.
West jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fitz walks away with a smile on his face. West gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
West misses with a double jab.
West tries to clinch but Fitz is having none of it.
Kanye West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

West drives through and clinches with Fitz against the cage.
Fitz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fitz stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
West jumps guard but Fitz stands there with West around his waist. West gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Fitz successfully pulls guard.
West trying to control but Fitz is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kanye West just wasn't active enough.
West slips a jab and a cross from Fitz.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from West is defended easily by Fitz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanye West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West blocks a head kick by Fitz.
West checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is looking to clinch.
West dodges the punch combination from Fitz.
Fitz ducks right into an uppercut from West.
West throws a low kick but Fitz moves out of range easily.

West shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fitz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

West gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
West shoots in for a takedown but Fitz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
West lands with a nice body kick.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

West clinches.
A frustrated look appears on West's face as he tries to break the clinch.
West goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fitz prevents it.
Fitz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

West pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. West swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kanye West dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

West has Fitz up against the cage in a clinch.
West trying to land knees to the body.
Fitz fails to pull guard.
Fitz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as West walks away with a smile on his face. Fitz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Fitz rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
Fitz looking to stall.

Fitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitz is breathing heavily.
West misses with a body kick.
Kanye West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

West rushes Fitz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fitz jumps guard but West stands there with Fitz around his waist. Fitz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kanye West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Fitz.
West digs a right hand underneath Fitz's ribcage. Fitz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
West is looking to break free of the clinch but Fitz has double underhooks.

West breaks from the clinch.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitz doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
West checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West closes the distance and pushes Fitz back into the cage.
West has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fitz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
West is trying to push Fitz away but Fitz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
West is working for takedown but Fitz is calmly controlling the position for now.

West jumps guard.
West trying to strike off his back.
Fitz stopping the sweep attempt from West.
Fitz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitz stopping the sweep attempt from West.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West keeping moving, preventing Fitz from controlling successfully.
Fitz wants to stand but West has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Fitz.
West misses with a head kick.
West looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fitz keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West looks to land a combination but Fitz avoids it well.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitz throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Fitz falls off balance throwing a combination

and West counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

West decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitz looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kanye West dominated that second round.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fitz rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
West tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fitz smiles and moves away.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitz fails with the takedown

and West counters by clinching up.
West changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fitz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitz circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fitz closes the distance and clinches.
West trying to control the position but instead, Fitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed West into the cage.
West is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanye West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitz lands a shot to the body.
West trying to control the position but instead, Fitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed West into the cage.
Fitz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from West.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitz drops down looking for an ankle pick but West pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
West tries a head kick but it misses.

West forces Fitz back against the cage and clinches.
West wants to stall.
Fitz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as West walks away with a smile on his face. Fitz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kanye West is winning the standup battle so far.
West tries to clinch there but Fitz circles away.
West throws a quick inside leg kick.
West throws a leg kick which misses Fitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitz tries to avoid it.
West throws a series of punches but Fitz avoids them all with ease.
West fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
West throws a head kick that misses.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Fitz moves out of range easily.
West keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Fitz tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fitz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fitz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by West.
Fitz shoots in but no luck this time.
John Fitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanye West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fitz tries to avoid it but West manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fitz to the ground. Fitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kanye West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well West 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanye West!