PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Pressnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fitch
vs
Pressnell

175 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
149 lbs
0 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dalton Pressnell!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pressnell looks for the body kick but Fitch saw that one coming.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pressnell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fitch.

Fitch dives in and scores a takedown into Pressnell's guard.
Fitch landing some decent shots from guard.
Fitch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pressnell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pressnell wants to sweep here but Fitch controlling him for the moment.
Pressnell is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fitch dives into side control.
Fitch cracks Pressnell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pressnell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pressnell is refusing to be controlled, as Fitch sits in half guard.

Fitch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pressnell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fitch scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fitch wants to control but Pressnell is keeping him busy.
Pressnell gets back to full guard.
Pressnell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fitch!
Pressnell prevents Fitch from getting the reversal.
Fitch blocking the ground and pound.
Fitch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pressnell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch blocking the ground and pound.
Fitch wants to control but Pressnell is having none of it.
Pressnell trying to control but Fitch is having none of it.
Fitch tries to hold on but Pressnell postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitch is trying to escape the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pressnell looking to ground and pound but Fitch is blocking nicely.
Fitch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fitch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fitch tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell is trying to control here but Fitch has managed to regain half guard.
Pressnell wants to control but Fitch is keeping him busy.
Fitch is trying to stand back up but Pressnell is controlling him

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Pressnell instigates a clinch.
Pressnell tries to pull guard but Fitch holds him up against the cage and eventually Pressnell drops back down to his feet.
Fitch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pressnell.
Fitch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pressnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pressnell trying to land knees to the body.
Pressnell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch prevents a takedown attempt there.

Fitch jumps guard and drags Pressnell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pressnell stopping the sweep attempt from Fitch.
Pressnell postures up.
Fitch is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Fitch just wasn't active enough.
Pressnell avoids the body shot from Fitch.
Pressnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Fitch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fitch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pressnell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fitch is controlling him.
Fitch trying to control but Pressnell is working from the bottom.

Fitch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pressnell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fitch has managed to get both his arms back between Pressnell's legs - danger averted.
Pressnell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pressnell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fitch is one step ahead there.
Fitch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fitch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fitch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fitch trying to control but Pressnell is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fitch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pressnell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fitch stops Pressnell from standing up.
Pressnell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fitch slips nicely into half guard.
Fitch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pressnell is breathing heavily.
Fitch trying to control the action but Pressnell is working from the bottom.
Fitch prevents Pressnell from improving his position.
Jon Fitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Fitch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pressnell sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fitch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pressnell has hold of Fitch's hands but Fitch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pressnell wants to get back to his feet.
Fitch working Pressnell over with strikes.

Fitch is looking for a kimura here.
Fitch working Pressnell over with strikes.
Fitch is trying to control the action in half guard but Pressnell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fitch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pressnell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Pressnell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fitch off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pressnell gets caught flat footed, as Fitch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pressnell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fitch lands a couple of elbows.
Pressnell being controlled here, momentarily.
Fitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Pressnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitch works over Pressnell with some ground and pound from guard.
Pressnell wants to stand but Fitch is controlling the position.
Fitch trying to control but Pressnell is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fitch pushing down on Pressnell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fitch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitch controlling the action here.
Pressnell tries to get to full guard but Fitch has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitch is nestled in close to Pressnell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Fitch seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Fitch dominated that second round.
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!

Pressnell tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Fitch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pressnell's guard now.
Pressnell has momentary wrist control but Fitch slips an elbow through the middle.
Pressnell wants to stand but Fitch is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pressnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pressnell has momentary wrist control but Fitch slips an elbow through the middle.
Fitch stands up over Pressnell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitch wants to pass the guard but Pressnell is keeping the position.
Pressnell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fitch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pressnell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pressnell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fitch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fitch slips a nice elbow through Pressnell's hands, connecting with Pressnell's forehead.
Fitch controlling the action here.

Fitch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pressnell has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressnell tries to kick Fitch off but Fitch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pressnell is trying to get back to full guard.
Pressnell wants to get back to full guard but Fitch has passed into side control.
Pressnell tries to bench press Fitch off him but Fitch keeps the position.

Fitch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fitch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fitch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pressnell keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fitch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pressnell is not content to let Fitch control the position.
You can see the frustration on Pressnell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fitch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pressnell some visible discomfort.
Pressnell is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pressnell is not content to let Fitch control the position.
Pressnell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fitch scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch working the body and head with strikes.

Pressnell is rocked!
A big shot lands for Fitch! That's hurt Pressnell! Will he recover? Fitch fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Fitch!