PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shekan Weeonu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Fitch
vs
Weeonu

175 cm
26
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shekan Weeonu!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeonu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitch looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Weeonu tests Fitch's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Weeonu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Weeonu.
Weeonu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Weeonu manages to break the clinch.
Weeonu throws a right and a left that both miss.

Weeonu pushes Fitch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Weeonu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weeonu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Fitch pulls guard successfully.
Weeonu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeonu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Weeonu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Weeonu rushes Fitch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Weeonu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weeonu tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
Weeonu avoids the head kick by Fitch.
Weeonu misses with a series of wild punches.

Weeonu pushes Fitch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Weeonu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fitch managing to block the knees to the body from Weeonu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weeonu breaks from the clinch.
Fitch slips a jab and a cross from Weeonu.
Fitch tries to close the distance and clinch but Weeonu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Weeonu closes the distance and clinches.
Fitch tries for a takedown but Weeonu manages to get underhooks.

Weeonu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitch moves out of range as Weeonu throws a body kick.
Weeonu lands a right hook to the body.

Weeonu rushes Fitch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Weeonu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Weeonu closes the distance and clinches.

Weeonu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weeonu lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Weeonu manages to break the clinch.
Weeonu lands a jab to the head.
Weeonu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Weeonu closes the distance and clinches.
Weeonu lands a nice knee to the body.
Weeonu lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitch won't want to take too many of those.
Weeonu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!

Weeonu breaks the clinch.
Fitch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weeonu throws a nice head kick!
Fitch walks into a jab.

Weeonu sends Fitch crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Weeonu is motioning to the referee to let Fitch up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Fitch is rocked!

Weeonu has closed the distance and engaged Fitch in a clinch.
Oh Fitch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weeonu trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeonu working Fitch over with knees to the body.
Fitch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Weeonu.

It looks like Jon Fitch has been cut.

Weeonu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Weeonu rushes Fitch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Weeonu lands a nice elbow.

Weeonu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fitch seems to have got his legs back now.

Weeonu has closed the distance and engaged Fitch in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitch takes an elbow to the temple.

Weeonu manages to break the clinch.

Weeonu closes the distance and pushes Fitch back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shekan Weeonu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Fitch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fitch looks for a takedown but Weeonu sprawls well.

Weeonu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fitch sprawling to the canvas! Fitch rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Weeonu finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weeonu and Fitch are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Weeonu throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Fitch into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Weeonu knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shekan Weeonu!
Shekan Weeonu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.