PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyriakos Seikkeris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Seikkeris
vs
Fitzsimmons

180 cm
32
210 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

188 cm
22
211 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyriakos Seikkeris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Fitzsimmons!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seikkeris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a body kick but Seikkeris moved away.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up.
Fitzsimmons swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Seikkeris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fitzsimmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Fitzsimmons has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Seikkeris uses from the top position.
Seikkeris working some strikes from top position.
Fitzsimmons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fitzsimmons keeping moving, preventing Seikkeris from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seikkeris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fitzsimmons wants to sweep here but Seikkeris controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seikkeris throws a big right hand that misses.
Fitzsimmons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Seikkeris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fitzsimmons keeping moving, preventing Seikkeris from controlling successfully.
Fitzsimmons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons swinging wildly here.
Seikkeris wants to clinch up but Fitzsimmons keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Seikkeris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seikkeris blocks a jab.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Seikkeris misses the target.
Seikkeris wants to clinch
and Fitzsimmons counters with a straight right hand.
Seikkeris doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzsimmons circles away.

Seikkeris clinches up against the cage.
Fitzsimmons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seikkeris walks away with a smile on his face. Fitzsimmons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fitzsimmons blocks the body kick.
Fitzsimmons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seikkeris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Kyriakos Seikkeris has been cut.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitzsimmons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyriakos Seikkeris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fitzsimmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Seikkeris forces Fitzsimmons back against the cage and clinches.
Fitzsimmons can't find room to land a body shot as Seikkeris controls the action.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seikkeris avoids it.
Seikkeris scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jim Fitzsimmons has been cut.
Seikkeris lands an elbow just above Fitzsimmons 's eye.
Knees to the body from Seikkeris.

Seikkeris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seikkeris is looking to clinch.
Fitzsimmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzsimmons tries to score with a low kick but Seikkeris moves his leg out of the way.
Seikkeris wants to clinch up but Fitzsimmons keeps it at a distance.
Fitzsimmons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seikkeris pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seikkeris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Seikkeris.
Fitzsimmons tries a low kick but Seikkeris avoids it.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up but Fitzsimmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitzsimmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seikkeris circles away quickly and effectively.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up but Fitzsimmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Seikkeris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Seikkeris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fitzsimmons scores with a shot to the side of Seikkeris's head.
Seikkeris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Seikkeris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jim Fitzsimmons will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzsimmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fitzsimmons jabs at Seikkeris's body.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzsimmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzsimmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seikkeris misses with a head kick.

Seikkeris moves into the clinch successfully.
Our sources have told us that Seikkeris has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Seikkeris tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzsimmons blocks with his arms.
Fitzsimmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzsimmons can't find room to land a body shot as Seikkeris controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons avoiding damage as Seikkeris throws knees to the body.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Seikkeris seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fitzsimmons can turn it around.
Kyriakos Seikkeris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seikkeris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons pushes off an throws an elbow but Seikkeris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Seikkeris landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seikkeris trying to control the position but instead, Fitzsimmons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seikkeris into the cage.
Seikkeris gets through Fitzsimmons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seikkeris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Seikkeris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fitzsimmons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seikkeris is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris keeps control of Fitzsimmons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seikkeris lands an uppercut.
Seikkeris is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Seikkeris for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seikkeris.
Seikkeris lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitzsimmons won't want to take too many of those.

Seikkeris breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Seikkeris misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzsimmons circles away.
Jim Fitzsimmons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzsimmons lands a head kick!
Fitzsimmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seikkeris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzsimmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Seikkeris closes the distance and clinches.
Seikkeris lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitzsimmons won't want to take too many of those.
Fitzsimmons tries to pull guard but Seikkeris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Seikkeris misses with an elbow strike.
Fitzsimmons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seikkeris backwards.
Fitzsimmons being controlled against the cage.
Seikkeris misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris lands an elbow that stopped Fitzsimmons in his tracks for a moment.
Seikkeris lands an uppercut.
Seikkeris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seikkeris lands an elbow inside.
Seikkeris scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Jim Fitzsimmons's cut even more.
Seikkeris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzsimmons tries a body shot but Seikkeris blocks it.
A short left from Fitzsimmons.
Seikkeris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fitzsimmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris scores a nice knee to the body.
Seikkeris misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seikkeris walks away with a smile on his face. Fitzsimmons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Seikkeris fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seikkeris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzsimmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Seikkeris has managed to clinch.

Fitzsimmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seikkeris doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzsimmons circles away.
Fitzsimmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons walks forward, straight into a front kick from Seikkeris.
Fitzsimmons cracks Seikkeris with a good jab.
Seikkeris wants to clinch up but Fitzsimmons keeps it at a distance.
Seikkeris is looking to clinch but Fitzsimmons is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyriakos Seikkeris dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Seikkeris drops his hands momentarily and Fitzsimmons takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seikkeris connects with a crisp jab.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick but Seikkeris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Seikkeris moves away and avoids it.
Seikkeris is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzsimmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seikkeris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Seikkeris moves into the clinch.
Seikkeris scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seikkeris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzsimmons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fitzsimmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seikkeris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzsimmons's face.
Seikkeris lands a damaging elbow.
Fitzsimmons tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seikkeris smiles and moves away.
Fitzsimmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seikkeris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seikkeris lands a nice hook to Fitzsimmons's body. Fitzsimmons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Seikkeris lands a big head kick that sends Fitzsimmons tumbling to the mat! Seikkeris takes a step backwards and waves Fitzsimmons back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fitzsimmons is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seikkeris tries a head kick but it misses.
Fitzsimmons is still on wobbly legs! Can Seikkeris finish him?
Seikkeris throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzsimmons moves out of range easily.
Fitzsimmons seems to have recovered his senses.
Seikkeris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzsimmons's calf.
Seikkeris looks to clinch
and Fitzsimmons counters with a good, hard body kick but Seikkeris shrugs it off.
Seikkeris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzsimmons can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris closes the distance but Fitzsimmons moves to the side
letting Fitzsimmons counter with a right hand.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fitzsimmons checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris closes the distance but Fitzsimmons moves to the side
and Fitzsimmons counters with a left to the body.

Seikkeris clinches up against the cage.
Fitzsimmons working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzsimmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Seikkeris blocks a body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons has a couple of punches blocked by Seikkeris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fitzsimmons has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Seikkeris uses from the top position.
Seikkeris is in close to Fitzsimmons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fitzsimmons 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.
Seikkeris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jim Fitzsimmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seikkeris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seikkeris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fitzsimmons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seikkeris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris connects with a couple of short punches.
Fitzsimmons being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seikkeris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seikkeris stands up over Fitzsimmons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Seikkeris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Seikkeris landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyriakos Seikkeris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seikkeris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kyriakos Seikkeris!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Kyriakos Seikkeris!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Kyriakos Seikkeris!

Kyriakos Seikkeris wins by unanimous decision!
Kyriakos Seikkeris took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Jim Fitzsimmons spoke after the fight, saying 'Well played, old sport.'.