PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Antonio Siffredi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siffredi comes to the cage accompanied by Kill them all. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Antonio Siffredi
vs
Fitzgerald

183 cm
26
189 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
190 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Leviathan Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocco Antonio Siffredi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Siffredi.
Fitzgerald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siffredi moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Siffredi misses its target.
Siffredi misses with a wild body shot.
Siffredi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Siffredi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzgerald manages to avoid it.
Siffredi lands a head shot.
Jab from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fitzgerald avoids the body shot from Siffredi.
Siffredi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Siffredi slips a straight right by Fitzgerald.
Siffredi throws a hook but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Andy Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald slips under a jab from Siffredi.
Siffredi blocks a jab.
Jab from Fitzgerald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fitzgerald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Siffredi misses the target.
Fitzgerald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Siffredi misses its intended target.
Siffredi scores with a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitzgerald, as that shot connected.
Siffredi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald swings for the body but Siffredi moves out of range.
Fitzgerald moves away from the strike by Siffredi.
Siffredi throws a looping overhand right but Fitzgerald ducks down to avoid it.
Fitzgerald misses the body punch
and Siffredi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siffredi moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook.
Siffredi scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook
and Siffredi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fitzgerald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab to the body
and Siffredi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siffredi looks to land a left hand but Fitzgerald moved out of range nicely.
Fitzgerald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siffredi moves away.
Fitzgerald takes a swing at Siffredi's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Siffredi misses its target.
Siffredi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fitzgerald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siffredi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Siffredi throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzgerald misses with a leg kick
enabling Siffredi to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzgerald throws a right hand that misses
enabling Siffredi to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald misses with a few strikes there.
Siffredi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fitzgerald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siffredi.
Siffredi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fitzgerald looks to land a left hand but Siffredi moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Siffredi misses.
Fitzgerald moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald swings widly with a right hand
and Siffredi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick but Siffredi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fitzgerald ducks under a wild hook from Siffredi.
Fitzgerald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siffredi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fitzgerald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Siffredi.
Siffredi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Siffredi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Fitzgerald shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Siffredi eats them both and turns towards Fitzgerald to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Siffredi throws a body shot but no joy.
Siffredi throws a looping overhand right but Fitzgerald ducks down to avoid it.
Fitzgerald misses with a left hand
and Siffredi counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fitzgerald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Siffredi counters with a right hand to the body.
Fitzgerald moves away from the strike by Siffredi.
Siffredi moves forwards but Fitzgerald connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Siffredi scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald loads up on a big right hand but Siffredi slips the punch.
Siffredi misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Antonio Siffredi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters circling - Fitzgerald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Siffredi blocks a leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siffredi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Siffredi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzgerald can do to turn this around?
Siffredi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Siffredi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fitzgerald might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Siffredi has got the better of the exchanges.
Fitzgerald jabs at Siffredi's body.
Fitzgerald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Siffredi.
Fitzgerald misses with a right hand
and Siffredi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocco Antonio Siffredi is winning the standup battle so far.
Fitzgerald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siffredi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fitzgerald at a distance.
Fitzgerald throws a lazy uppercut
and Siffredi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Siffredi walks into a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fitzgerald in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
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!
Siffredi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzgerald looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Fitzgerald is predictable there
and Siffredi counters with a right hand to the body.
Siffredi digs a good body shot into Fitzgerald's ribs.
Fitzgerald throws an overhand right that lands on Siffredi's shoulder, as Siffredi tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch
and Siffredi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzgerald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Siffredi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Siffredi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzgerald only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws a looping overhand right but Siffredi ducks down to avoid it.
Fitzgerald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siffredi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzgerald misses with a few strikes there.
Siffredi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fitzgerald scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Siffredi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Fitzgerald misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siffredi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzgerald moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fitzgerald! But no joy.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Siffredi misses the target.
Siffredi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzgerald is just out of range.
Fitzgerald doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Siffredi misses with a body shot.
Fitzgerald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fitzgerald missing with a left hand there. Siffredi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siffredi looks to land a right hand but Fitzgerald moved out of range.
Siffredi works the jab nicely.
Siffredi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Siffredi lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Fitzgerald.
Siffredi slips a straight right by Fitzgerald.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald misses with an uppercut. Siffredi saw that one coming.
Fitzgerald staying out of range there.
Fitzgerald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siffredi circles away quickly and effectively.
Siffredi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzgerald throws out the jab.
Siffredi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fitzgerald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Siffredi throwing a counter right hand but Fitzgerald manages to avoid it.
Fitzgerald takes a swing at Siffredi's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Siffredi misses its target.
Fitzgerald throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Siffredi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fitzgerald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzgerald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siffredi.
Siffredi misses with a left hand
letting Fitzgerald counter with a right hand.
A combination from Fitzgerald does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Siffredi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzgerald tries to clinch but Siffredi is having none of it.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch
and Siffredi counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siffredi throws the left hand but Fitzgerald avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Fitzgerald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fitzgerald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fitzgerald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fitzgerald misses with a shot to the body
and Siffredi counters with a straight right hand.
Siffredi moves away from the strike by Fitzgerald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Antonio Siffredi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Siffredi misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzgerald throws out a counter right but Siffredi avoids it with no problem.
Fitzgerald misses with a right hand
and Fitzgerald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siffredi lands a body shot.
Fitzgerald looks to throw the jab but Siffredi is out of range.
Siffredi throws a hook but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Siffredi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzgerald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald catches Siffredi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siffredi misses with a body shot.
Fitzgerald throws a lazy right hand but Siffredi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Siffredi blocks a jab.
Siffredi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzgerald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siffredi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzgerald.
Siffredi throws a shot from downtown. Fitzgerald moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fitzgerald! But no joy.
Fitzgerald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siffredi scores with a jab to the head.
Fitzgerald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fitzgerald throws a lazy right hand but Siffredi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Siffredi misses its target.
Fitzgerald misses with a lunging right hand
and Siffredi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siffredi misses the shot to the body.
Siffredi looks to land a right hand but Fitzgerald moved out of range.
Fitzgerald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siffredi is looking to counter punch.
Siffredi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald avoids the body shot from Siffredi.
Siffredi misses with an uppercut
and Fitzgerald counters with a series of strikes. Siffredi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Siffredi misses its intended target.
Siffredi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzgerald. Siffredi does a little dance to reset his feet.

Fitzgerald takes the fight into the clinch.
Siffredi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Siffredi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siffredi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Siffredi as the two fighters clinch.
Fitzgerald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Siffredi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald tries to work over Siffredi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Siffredi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siffredi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Fitzgerald is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Fitzgerald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siffredi takes a shot to the head.
Siffredi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Siffredi tries to break free but Fitzgerald pushes him back against the cage.
Siffredi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fitzgerald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siffredi lands a hook that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
Siffredi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siffredi is trying to force a seperation but Fitzgerald has the dominant position.
Fitzgerald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzgerald prevents a body shot from Siffredi.
Siffredi tries to work over Fitzgerald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgerald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fitzgerald prevents a body shot from Siffredi.
Siffredi misses with a punch on the inside.
Siffredi swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fitzgerald.
Andy Fitzgerald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siffredi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Siffredi tries to break the clinch but Fitzgerald is controlling the position.
Siffredi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Siffredi has had enough of the clinch but Fitzgerald keeps him there for the moment.
Fitzgerald lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Siffredi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siffredi has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
Siffredi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Siffredi lands a shot to the body.
Fitzgerald lands a hook that snaps the head of Siffredi backwards.
Still in the clinch, Siffredi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzgerald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siffredi.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siffredi backwards.
Fitzgerald tries to work over Siffredi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgerald has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Siffredi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fitzgerald can turn it around.
Siffredi works on Fitzgerald's body with a couple of short punches.
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Antonio Siffredi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Siffredi 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Rocco Antonio Siffredi!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Rocco Antonio Siffredi!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Rocco Antonio Siffredi!

Rocco Antonio Siffredi wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Rocco Antonio Siffredi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.