PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Plouman Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fitzgerald
vs
Plouman Jnr

176 cm
28
129 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

165 cm
26
140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Spartan Nutrition

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thaddeus Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Plouman Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman Jnr shoots in but no luck this time.
Plouman Jnr fails with a takedown attempt.
Plouman Jnr slips under a jab.
Fitzgerald has been working on his boxing with his coaches at PhoQus Sports Enterprise in the buildup to the fight.
Plouman Jnr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fitzgerald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fitzgerald misses with a straight left.
Plouman Jnr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fitzgerald is fending him off so far but Plouman Jnr persists. Nope, Fitzgerald circles away and we're back to standing.
Thaddeus Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Plouman Jnr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Plouman Jnr tries to counter it with a takedown but Fitzgerald pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fitzgerald digs a good body shot into Plouman Jnr's ribs.
Plouman Jnr misses with a takedown attempt
and Fitzgerald counters with a three punch combo that has Plouman Jnr backing up. Plouman Jnr nods at Fitzgerald to acknowledge the strikes.
Plouman Jnr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Plouman Jnr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fitzgerald defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fitzgerald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plouman Jnr.
Plouman Jnr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fitzgerald counters with a three punch combo that has Plouman Jnr backing up. Plouman Jnr nods at Fitzgerald to acknowledge the strikes.
Thaddeus Fitzgerald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitzgerald stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Plouman Jnr.
Fitzgerald throwing a counter right hand but Plouman Jnr manages to avoid it.
Fitzgerald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Luke Plouman Jnr has been cut.
Fitzgerald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plouman Jnr circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald scores with a sloppy right hand. Plouman Jnr should have avoided that one.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plouman Jnr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Fitzgerald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plouman Jnr with the counter takedown but Fitzgerald avoids it easily.
Fitzgerald thuds a left hand into Plouman Jnr's body.
Plouman Jnr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fitzgerald lands a head shot.
Plouman Jnr misses with a takedown attempt - Fitzgerald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Plouman Jnr shoots and misses

and Fitzgerald counters with a crisp one two that drops Plouman Jnr! Fitzgerald thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Plouman Jnr to his feet! Plouman Jnr is in big trouble!

Plouman Jnr is rocked!
Fitzgerald is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fitzgerald drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Plouman Jnr right on the button. Plouman Jnr goes down! Fitzgerald follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fitzgerald gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thaddeus Fitzgerald!
After winning the bout, Thaddeus Fitzgerald thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.