PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Guedes (ranked 1884 p4p, 271 weight class) and Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 2768 p4p, 357 weight class). Paulo Guedes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guedes
vs
Fitzsimmons

180 cm
26
213 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Guedes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sol Fitzsimmons!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons tests Guedes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guedes swings widly with a right hand
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitzsimmons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fitzsimmons fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guedes is out of range.
Guedes throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping right.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Guedes.

Guedes rushes Fitzsimmons and presses him up against the cage.
Fitzsimmons blocks a body shot from Guedes.
Guedes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guedes misses with a body punch.
Fitzsimmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guedes taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Guedes.
A hook to the body from Fitzsimmons.
Guedes lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzsimmons has a couple of punches blocked by Guedes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guedes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Guedes as the two fighters clinch.
Fitzsimmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Guedes.
Guedes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guedes pushes Fitzsimmons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fitzsimmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Guedes.
Guedes tries to throw a body punch but Fitzsimmons avoids it by throwing Guedes back against the cage.
Fitzsimmons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guedes stalling in the clinch.
Guedes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Fitzsimmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Guedes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Guedes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons moves away from the strike by Guedes.
Fitzsimmons swings widly with a right hand
and Guedes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Fitzsimmons misses.
Fitzsimmons misses with the body kick

and Guedes moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guedes misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guedes struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzsimmons controls his hands.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guedes has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzsimmons.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fitzsimmons just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guedes's brow.
Guedes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzsimmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzsimmons fails to land.
Fitzsimmons tries to break the clinch but Guedes is controlling the position.
Guedes works on Fitzsimmons's body with a couple of short punches.
Guedes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guedes misses with a body punch.
Guedes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons is trying to stall.
Fitzsimmons blocks a body shot from Guedes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons is looking to break free of the clinch but Guedes has double underhooks.
Fitzsimmons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guedes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guedes.
A bit of stalling here from Guedes.
Guedes pushes Fitzsimmons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guedes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guedes scores with a shot to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Fitzsimmons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fitzsimmons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guedes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons wants to break free but Guedes has control.

Fitzsimmons breaks the clinch.
Fitzsimmons connects with a jab.
Fitzsimmons misses with a right hand

and Guedes counters by moving into the clinch.
Guedes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guedes lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guedes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzsimmons.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fitzsimmons tries to break free but Guedes pushes him back against the cage.
Guedes controlling the action here for a moment.
Fitzsimmons misses with an elbow over the top.
Fitzsimmons throws a head punch that misses.
Guedes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzsimmons's efforts to push away.
Fitzsimmons prevents a body shot from Guedes.
Guedes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Guedes fails to land.
Guedes lands with a left to the head.
Fitzsimmons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guedes backwards.
Guedes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Guedes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fitzsimmons connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guedes. Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guedes dodges the punch combination from Fitzsimmons.
Guedes is looking to counter the offense by Fitzsimmons and move into the clinch.
Guedes scores with a body shot.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guedes manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. Guedes saw that one coming.
Guedes slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons throws a right hand that misses
and Guedes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guedes connects with a jab.
Fitzsimmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzsimmons cracks Guedes with an open hand slap.
Fitzsimmons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Paulo Guedes has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Guedes blocks the leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Guedes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzsimmons thows a leg kick but Guedes checks it
enabling Guedes to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Guedes avoids it easily.
Guedes misses with a body shot.
Good work by Guedes as he checks the leg kick.
Guedes looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzsimmons is just out of range.
Jab by Fitzsimmons.

Guedes pushes Fitzsimmons up against the cage in a clinch.
Fitzsimmons working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons working aggressively here.
A short right from Fitzsimmons.

Guedes is rocked!
Fitzsimmons misses with an elbow over the top.
Oh Guedes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guedes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Fitzsimmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guedes checks a low kick from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Guedes to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Guedes looks to clinch but Fitzsimmons throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Guedes taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sol Fitzsimmons!