PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carter Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Sharpshooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharpshooter has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Carter Fitzgerald had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Fitzgerald
vs
Sharpshooter

190 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carter Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Sharpshooter!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpshooter scores with a jab.
Sharpshooter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fitzgerald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sharpshooter somewhat.

Fitzgerald clinches up against the cage.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald is looking to clinch but Sharpshooter is avoiding it.
Sharpshooter shoots for a double leg takedown but Fitzgerald sprawls well. He's pushed Sharpshooter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sharpshooter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fitzgerald sprawls well. Fitzgerald wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sharpshooter gets slowly back to his feet.
Carter Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Sharpshooter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpshooter staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Sharpshooter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Sharpshooter as he connects with a hook.
Sharpshooter misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzgerald has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Sharpshooter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sharpshooter misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Fitzgerald.
Sharpshooter lands a lovely overhand right.

Fitzgerald closes the distance and clinches.

Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald tries to clinch up.
Sharpshooter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sharpshooter fails with a takedown attempt.
Fitzgerald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzgerald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Fitzgerald clinches up with Sharpshooter and pushes him back against the cage.

Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzgerald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzgerald has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Sharpshooter gets tackled into the cage by Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald maintains the clinch.

Fitzgerald manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpshooter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sharpshooter goes for a double leg but Fitzgerald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fitzgerald continues to drive forward.
Sharpshooter looks winded!
Fitzgerald scores with a spinning back kick!

Fitzgerald lands a big head kick that sends Sharpshooter tumbling to the mat! Fitzgerald takes a step backwards and waves Sharpshooter back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Rick Sharpshooter has been cut.
Fitzgerald feints and then cracks Sharpshooter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sharpshooter down.
Fitzgerald connects with a high kick.

Sharpshooter is rocked!
Carter Fitzgerald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharpshooter misses the target.
Sharpshooter is still on wobbly legs! Can Fitzgerald finish him?

Fitzgerald clinches with his opponent.
Sharpshooter seems to have recovered his senses.

Fitzgerald breaks from the clinch.
Fitzgerald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sharpshooter moves out of range of the strikes.
Sharpshooter misses with a series of wild punches.
Sharpshooter misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sharpshooter is defended easily by Fitzgerald.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fitzgerald.
Sharpshooter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fitzgerald. Sharpshooter shrugs it off though.
Fitzgerald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sharpshooter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fitzgerald - the referee stops the clock and Sharpshooter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fitzgerald. Sharpshooter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sharpshooter tries for a takedown but Fitzgerald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fitzgerald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Fitzgerald moves into the clinch successfully.
Fitzgerald displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sharpshooter up against the cage.
Fitzgerald displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sharpshooter up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fitzgerald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitzgerald keeps Sharpshooter at a distance using the push kick.
Fitzgerald connects with a leg kick. Sharpshooter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharpshooter has a takedown stuffed.
Fitzgerald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fitzgerald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fitzgerald, right into the meat.
Sharpshooter misses with the combination.
Fitzgerald lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Sharpshooter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fitzgerald moves into the clinch.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharpshooter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fitzgerald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharpshooter throws out the jab.
Fitzgerald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sharpshooter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Fitzgerald closes the distance and clinches.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharpshooter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fitzgerald lands a high kick!
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick which misses Sharpshooter's front leg but catches the back leg as Sharpshooter tries to avoid it.
Sharpshooter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fitzgerald is fending him off so far but Sharpshooter persists. Nope, Fitzgerald circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald swings for the body but Sharpshooter moves out of range.
Rick Sharpshooter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharpshooter is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Sharpshooter.
Fitzgerald feints and then cracks Sharpshooter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sharpshooter down.
Sharpshooter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that Sharpshooter semi-blocks.
Sharpshooter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fitzgerald circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitzgerald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharpshooter can do to turn this around?
A big right from Sharpshooter misses.
Sharpshooter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharpshooter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Fitzgerald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fitzgerald rushes Sharpshooter and presses him up against the cage.
Fitzgerald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sharpshooter cracks Fitzgerald with a good jab.
A solid body kick from Fitzgerald.
Carter Fitzgerald is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharpshooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sharpshooter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fitzgerald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sharpshooter shoots in and drives through. Fitzgerald sprawls well.
Sharpshooter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Sharpshooter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fitzgerald.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharpshooter is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharpshooter! But no joy.

Fitzgerald has managed to clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharpshooter.
Fitzgerald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sharpshooter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fitzgerald is looking to wear down Sharpshooter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sharpshooter lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharpshooter is just out of range.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that Sharpshooter semi-blocks.
Sharpshooter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sharpshooter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fitzgerald throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharpshooter.
Sharpshooter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharpshooter controls his hands.

Fitzgerald breaks from the clinch.
Sharpshooter misses with an uppercut. Fitzgerald saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice body kick.
Jab from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitzgerald looks to land a left hand but Sharpshooter moved out of range nicely.

Fitzgerald lands a big head kick that sends Sharpshooter tumbling to the mat! Fitzgerald takes a step backwards and waves Sharpshooter back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fitzgerald drives through and clinches with Sharpshooter against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fitzgerald stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Fitzgerald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Sharpshooter's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Fitzgerald fakes the leg kick and cracks Sharpshooter in the body.
Sharpshooter moves out of range of the strikes.
Sharpshooter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sharpshooter is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fitzgerald is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sharpshooter.
Fitzgerald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharpshooter.
Fitzgerald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharpshooter manages to avoid it.
Sharpshooter misses with a double jab
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sharpshooter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Fitzgerald has taken the fight to the clinch.

Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild body shot.
Sharpshooter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Fitzgerald moves into the clinch successfully.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharpshooter fails to land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Fitzgerald misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharpshooter.
Fitzgerald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Fitzgerald moves into the clinch successfully.
Fitzgerald throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharpshooter.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharpshooter throws a right hand that Fitzgerald ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitzgerald also avoids with ease.
Sharpshooter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fitzgerald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice body kick.
Fitzgerald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Fitzgerald clinches up against the cage.

Fitzgerald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Fitzgerald tenderised Sharpshooter's leg. Sharpshooter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fitzgerald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzgerald connects with a leg kick. Sharpshooter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fitzgerald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice sprawl there from Fitzgerald as Sharpshooter shoots in.
Sharpshooter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Fitzgerald clinches with his opponent.

Fitzgerald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharpshooter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald scores with a head kick. Sharpshooter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Fitzgerald has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzgerald fails to land.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharpshooter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands with a light punch inside.

Sharpshooter breaks from the clinch.
Fitzgerald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sharpshooter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fitzgerald.
Sharpshooter loads up on a big right hand but Fitzgerald slips the punch.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice body kick.
Sharpshooter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharpshooter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fitzgerald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Sharpshooter.
Sharpshooter slips under a jab from Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald gets a clinch.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage.
Fitzgerald's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter Fitzgerald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sharpshooter lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitzgerald doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharpshooter circles away.
A head kick from Fitzgerald lands but Sharpshooter takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharpshooter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fitzgerald. That one must have hurt.
Fitzgerald slips under a jab.
Fitzgerald is looking to slow Sharpshooter down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzgerald. Sharpshooter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzgerald looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharpshooter is just out of range.
Rick Sharpshooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharpshooter loads up on a big right hand but Fitzgerald slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Fitzgerald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fitzgerald 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Fitzgerald!