PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amaru Kawiwasulu (ranked 1355 p4p, 2090 weight class) and Boyd Fitzgerald (ranked 187 p4p, 261 weight class). Amaru Kawiwasulu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kawiwasulu
vs
Fitzgerald

185 cm
28
272
10 - 7 - 0

192 cm
28
220
6 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amaru Kawiwasulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boyd Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald misses with the body kick
and Kawiwasulu counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzgerald throws a wild body kick that Kawiwasulu sees coming a mile off.
Kawiwasulu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzgerald.
As Kawiwasulu backs off Fitzgerald throws a huge counter combo but Kawiwasulu manages to avoid it all.
Fitzgerald misses with a head kick.
Fitzgerald misses with a combination
enabling Kawiwasulu to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawiwasulu blocks a head kick by Fitzgerald.
A low kick from Fitzgerald misses
and Kawiwasulu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kawiwasulu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzgerald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawiwasulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzgerald is just out of range.
Kawiwasulu misses with a few strikes there.
Fitzgerald gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick but Kawiwasulu sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu throws an off balance right hand
and Fitzgerald counters with a body kick that stops Kawiwasulu in his tracks momentarily.
Fitzgerald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawiwasulu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kawiwasulu cracks a nice hook into Fitzgerald's ribs.
A head kick misses from Fitzgerald.
An attempted straight right counter from Kawiwasulu misses the target.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kawiwasulu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fitzgerald manages to circle out of the way.
Fitzgerald defending well as Kawiwasulu loads up on a big left hand.
Kawiwasulu checks a low kick from Fitzgerald.
Kawiwasulu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kawiwasulu scores with a shot to the body.
Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kawiwasulu swinging wildly here.
Fitzgerald throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fitzgerald looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fitzgerald ducks under a wild hook from Kawiwasulu.
Fitzgerald tries to bum rush Kawiwasulu with a series of wild strikes but Kawiwasulu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fitzgerald misses with a body kick.
Kawiwasulu throws a combination. Fitzgerald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Boyd Fitzgerald has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawiwasulu misses with a wild combination.
Fitzgerald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Kawiwasulu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fitzgerald throws a nice head kick!
Kawiwasulu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fitzgerald counters with a three punch combo that has Kawiwasulu backing up. Kawiwasulu nods at Fitzgerald to acknowledge the strikes.
Kawiwasulu misses with a hook. Fitzgerald ducked under it nicely.
Fitzgerald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawiwasulu. That did some damage!
Kawiwasulu throws a body punch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fitzgerald looks for the body kick but Kawiwasulu saw that one coming.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick
and Kawiwasulu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawiwasulu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzgerald manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu misses with a looping right.
Kawiwasulu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzgerald misses with a low kick.
Kawiwasulu moves out of range of the body kick.
Fitzgerald throws a jab when Kawiwasulu was well out of range.
Fitzgerald thows a body kick. Kawiwasulu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kawiwasulu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kawiwasulu misses the target.
Kawiwasulu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick but Kawiwasulu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Amaru Kawiwasulu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boyd Fitzgerald's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kawiwasulu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzgerald manages to avoid it.
Kawiwasulu scores with a punch to the head.
Fitzgerald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kawiwasulu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawiwasulu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fitzgerald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Fitzgerald.
Kawiwasulu misses with a right hand
and Fitzgerald counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald throws a low kick, looking for Kawiwasulu's leg but Kawiwasulu calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fitzgerald. That's going to slow Kawiwasulu down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fitzgerald.
Kawiwasulu is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fitzgerald thows a body kick. Kawiwasulu tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Kawiwasulu finds it's target.
Boyd Fitzgerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitzgerald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kawiwasulu throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzgerald throws a lazy body kick
and Kawiwasulu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawiwasulu misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Fitzgerald.
Kawiwasulu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kawiwasulu misses the jab.

Kawiwasulu moves into the clinch.
Fitzgerald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawiwasulu has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawiwasulu misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
Kawiwasulu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawiwasulu pushes Fitzgerald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fitzgerald is breathing heavily.

Kawiwasulu drops Fitzgerald with a big knee straight up the middle! Fitzgerald is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Fitzgerald is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Kawiwasulu doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Fitzgerald crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Fitzgerald's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amaru Kawiwasulu!
Amaru Kawiwasulu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.