PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Fetisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fetisov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West - Amazing. Itto has chosen The Gods Made Heavy Metal as his entrance music. Ogami Itto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Fetisov
vs
Itto

189 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

198 cm
28
217 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Fetisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ogami Itto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Itto blocks a leg kick.
Itto misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fetisov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Itto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Itto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fetisov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fetisov tries to clinch up.
Itto avoids the body shot from Fetisov.
Fetisov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Itto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fetisov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Itto counters with a three punch combo that has Fetisov backing up. Fetisov nods at Itto to acknowledge the strikes.
Fetisov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roman Fetisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fetisov moves in looking to clinch but Itto pushes him off.
Itto lands a jab-cross combination.

Fetisov is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fetisov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Itto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Itto.
Fetisov throws a body punch but Itto moves out of range.
Fetisov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Itto manages to avoid it.
Itto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fetisov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fetisov misses with a hook to the body
and Itto counters with a left to the body.
Fetisov is looking to score with low kicks.
Fetisov just misses with a punch to the body.
Itto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Itto tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itto tries to move into range but Fetisov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Itto misses with an uppercut
and Fetisov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Itto thinking.
Itto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fetisov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Itto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fetisov misses with a looping right.
Fetisov is looking to chop away at Itto's legs.
Itto blocks a head kick by Fetisov.
Itto misses with a straight left.
Itto stuns Fetisov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto misses with a hook to the body
and Fetisov counters with a thumping low kick.
Itto works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Fetisov misses its intended target.
Itto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fetisov.
Fetisov tries to land a leg kick but Itto saw it coming and moves away.
Fetisov throws the kick towards the body but Itto avoids it.
Fetisov lands with a nice body punch.
Itto slips under a jab.
Fetisov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Itto at a distance.
Fetisov cracks a nice hook into Itto's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Itto at a distance.
Fetisov lands a nice looking body shot.
Itto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Itto jabs at Fetisov's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fetisov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fetisov throws a quick inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Fetisov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itto digs a good hook to Fetisov's body.
Fetisov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Itto momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ogami Itto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fetisov misses with a shot to the body
and Itto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ogami Itto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fetisov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Itto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fetisov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fetisov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Fetisov.
A low kick from Fetisov misses
and Itto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fetisov is looking to land body kicks.
Fetisov looks to score with a jab to the body but Itto is just out of range.
Fetisov scores with a head kick. Itto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fetisov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fetisov throws the left hand but Itto avoids the punch easily.
Fetisov moves out of range as Itto strikes.
Fetisov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Itto. Fetisov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fetisov cracks a nice hook into Itto's ribs.
Itto is breathing heavily.

Fetisov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Itto, pushing him back against the cage.

Fetisov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fetisov is looking to wear down Itto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Itto lands with a straight right. Fetisov didn't see that one coming.
Fetisov lands a slapping body shot.
Fetisov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov takes a swing at Itto's ribcage but misses.

Fetisov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Itto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Itto wants to get back to striking at distance but Fetisov won't allow it.
Fetisov keeps control of Itto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Fetisov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fetisov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Itto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Fetisov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fetisov misses with a hook.
Itto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fetisov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Itto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fetisov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto throws a jab but it's blocked by Fetisov.
Fetisov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Itto misses with a right hand
and Fetisov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Fetisov.
Fetisov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itto's sensitive parts.
Fetisov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itto's sensitive parts.
Fetisov scores with a shot to the body.
Fetisov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itto avoids the body shot from Fetisov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov connects with a right hand. Itto shakes it off.
Itto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fetisov.
Fetisov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Itto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Itto misses the shot to the body.
Itto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fetisov tries to clinch up but Itto circles away and keeps his distance.
Fetisov is looking to clinch but Itto is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fetisov pushes Itto up against the cage in a clinch.
Itto is trying to force a seperation but Fetisov has the dominant position.

Fetisov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Itto thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Fetisov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Itto misses with a body punch
and Fetisov counters with a low kick, right behind Itto 's knee.
Itto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Itto takes a swing at Fetisov's ribcage but misses.
Fetisov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fetisov.
Fetisov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fetisov connects with an inside leg kick.
Itto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fetisov throws the kick towards the body but Itto avoids it.
Fetisov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fetisov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Itto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fetisov connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fetisov feints and then cracks Itto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Itto down.
Fetisov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Itto misses its intended target.
Itto throws a sloppy body shot
letting Fetisov counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fetisov. That's going to slow Itto down.
Itto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fetisov.
Fetisov is looking to chop away at Itto's legs.
Itto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fetisov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Itto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov throws a body punch but Itto moves out of range.
Fetisov ducks under a wild hook from Itto.
Fetisov tries to close the distance and clinch but Itto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fetisov thows a body shot but no joy.
Fetisov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Itto moves out of range of the strikes.
Itto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fetisov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Itto really felt that one!
Fetisov misses with a wild body shot.
Itto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fetisov moves away.
Fetisov digs a good body shot into Itto's ribs.
Itto tries to move into range but Fetisov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fetisov. Itto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fetisov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Itto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Itto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fetisov counters with a good low kick that Itto was not able to check.
Itto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fetisov can pounce on him.
Fetisov swings for the body but Itto moves out of range.
Fetisov connects with a leg kick. Itto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fetisov.
Fetisov motions for Itto to come forward. Fetisov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fetisov thumps Itto with a low kick.
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!
Itto keeps the fight on the outside.
Fetisov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Itto misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fetisov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Itto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fetisov feints and then cracks Itto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Itto down.
Fetisov staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Fetisov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fetisov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Fetisov!