PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orange Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lagarett Fitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitz has chosen Nas - One mic as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Blue
vs
Fitz

225 cm
27
143 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

165 cm
26
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orange Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lagarett Fitz!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue is looking to clinch but Fitz is avoiding it.

Blue drives through and clinches with Fitz against the cage.
Fitz managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitz is defending well for now.
Fitz tries to pull guard but Blue holds him up against the cage and eventually Fitz drops back down to his feet.
Blue lands an elbow just above Fitz 's eye.
Blue lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitz is defending well for now.
Fitz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blue just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blue will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fitz up against the cage.
Blue throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blue gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orange Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lagarett Fitz.
Fitz tries to pull guard but Blue forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blue.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitz's brow.
Blue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.
Fitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fitz blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Fitz avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitz avoids a wild elbow strike from Blue.
Blue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Fitz blocks with his arms.
Fitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitz avoids the elbow strike from Blue, against the cage.
Blue scores a nice knee to the body.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitz's face.
Fitz avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Fitz is blocking nicely.
Blue pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.
Fitz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blue to keep the fight standing.
Blue pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue avoiding damage.
Blue prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blue stalling against the cage.
Blue creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitz's defenses.
A knee to the head by Blue.
Blue throws an elbow but it misses.
Blue pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blue stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fitz is trying to pull guard but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Fitz tries for a takedown but Blue manages to get underhooks.
Blue prevents the takedown attempt.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.
Fitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blue.
Blue will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fitz up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitz is trying to pull guard but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orange Blue dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blue is looking to clinch but Fitz is avoiding it.
Blue displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fitz.
Blue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blue's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fitz under the eye.
Blue 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.
Blue tries to clinch up.
Blue is looking to clinch.
Blue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitz throws a leg kick but Blue sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Blue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fitz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blue gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue misses with an elbow strike.
Fitz tries to score a body lock takedown but Blue shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orange Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lagarett Fitz.
Blue has Fitz pushed against the cage.
Fitz tries to score a body lock takedown but Blue shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blue throws an elbow but it misses.
Fitz looking for a takedown.
Blue stalling the fight.
Blue lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Lagarett Fitz has been cut.
Fitz avoids a wild elbow strike from Blue.
Blue lands an elbow inside.
Blue lands an elbow just above Fitz 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blue lands a nice elbow.
Blue throws an elbow that misses.
Blue throws an elbow but it misses.
Blue is pressed up against the cage. Fitz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blue down to the mat. Blue avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Orange Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitz lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blue really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Fitz scores with a takedown into Blue's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blue is pulling down on Fitz's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fitz wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
Fitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blue swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fitz trying to control but Blue is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Fitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Blue misses with a double jab

and Fitz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blue!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitz punching from mount but Blue doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fitz lands a heavy elbow.
Blue blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitz misses with a head shot.
Blue knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fitz on the ground.
Blue blocking the ground and pound.
A nice elbow there by Fitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lagarett Fitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lagarett Fitz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Fitz.
Blue throws a series of punches but Fitz avoids them all with ease.
Fitz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orange Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Blue clinches with his opponent.
Blue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Blue lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fitz blocks the elbow strike.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blue throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Fitz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Blue regains guard immediately.
Fitz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blue is keeping the position for now.
Blue being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitz stands up over Blue, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fitz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blue pulls Fitz in close to prevent any damage.
Fitz throws a big right hand that misses.
Fitz wants to pass the guard but Blue is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitz forces his way into half guard.
Fitz wants to pass the guard but Blue is defending well.
Blue avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fitz.
Ground and pound from Fitz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fitz is trying to control. Blue wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fitz is taking a breather. Blue says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Blue blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fitz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lagarett Fitz.
Fitz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blue avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lagarett Fitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fitz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lagarett Fitz!
Lagarett Fitz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.