PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anna Velvet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fitzgerald
vs
Velvet

176 cm
27
129 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
148 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thaddeus Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anna Velvet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Velvet misses.
Fitzgerald appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fitzgerald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velvet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzgerald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velvet.
Fitzgerald lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Fitzgerald there.
No joy there for Fitzgerald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Velvet counters with a nice body shot.
Fitzgerald misses with the combination.
Velvet looks to land a right hand but Fitzgerald moved out of range.
Fitzgerald works Velvet's body with a nice hook.
Velvet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velvet with a nice cross.
Fitzgerald tests Velvet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Velvet throws a looping overhand right but Fitzgerald ducks down to avoid it.
Fitzgerald is looking for a counter combo.
Fitzgerald throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Velvet to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzgerald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velvet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fitzgerald slips a straight right by Velvet.
Thaddeus Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzgerald. Velvet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzgerald looks to land a combination but Velvet avoids it well.
Velvet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitzgerald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been informed that Velvet has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Some wild striking there from Fitzgerald.
Velvet scoring well with a low kick there.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzgerald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fitzgerald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Velvet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Velvet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Fitzgerald is rocked!
Velvet takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fitzgerald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Velvet avoids the body shot from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Fitzgerald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fitzgerald walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Fitzgerald limp body while Velvet jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anna Velvet!
After the fight, Anna Velvet was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.